5 Ducats - Frederick William Attainment of Sovereignty over East Prussia

Features

Issuer	State of Brandenburg-Prussia (German States)
Margrave	Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm) (1640-1688)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1658
Value	5 Ducats
Currency	Thaler (1618-1701)
Composition	Gold (.986)
Weight	17.5 g
Diameter	37 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 410871
References	KM# 300 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Attainment of Sovereignty over East Prussia

Obverse

Elector on horse galloping right, town below hoofs.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVIDENTIAE HAEC DIVINAE OBNOXIA
1658

Translation: This is subject to divine providence.

Reverse

Eight-line inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRID WILH
D G MARCH BR
S R I ARCHICAM
ET ELECT MAGDEB
P I C M S POM C V
SIL CR CARN DUX
BURG N P H ET M
C M ET R D I R
C T

Unabridged legend: Fridericus Wilhelmus Dei Gratia Marchio Brandenburgicus Sacri Romani Imperii Archicamerarius Et Elector Magdeburgi Prussiae Juliaci Cliviae Montium Stetini Pomeraniae Cassubiorum Vandalorum Silesiae Crossenensis Carnoviensis Dux Burggravius Norimbergensis Princeps Halberstadensis Et Mindensis Comes Marcae Et Ravensbergae Dominus In Ravenstein

Mint

Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1658

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Actual gold weight: 0.555 oz

Current gold price: 4331.02 USD/oz (see gold price

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