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1/2 Ducat - Raimund Ferdinand of Rabatta
| Issuer | Passau, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1716 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by an elaborate crowned interlaced cipher of the initials RF (for Raimund Ferdinand), rendered in fine calligraphic style beneath a princely crown. The surrounding legend reads RAIM. FERD. D. G. EP. PATAV. and S. R. I. PRINC. G. PASSAV., separated by dots, running clockwise around the periphery. The coin is struck in high relief with a milled border encircling the entire design. The overall composition is characteristic of early eighteenth-century German ecclesiastical coinage, combining heraldic and personal devices with titular inscriptions. |
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| Obverse lettering | RAIM. FERD. D. G. EP. PATAV. |
| Reverse description | A rampant wolf, the heraldic charge of the Rabatta family arms, stands facing right in the central field, its forepaws resting upon a crowned oval shield bearing a displayed eagle — the arms of the Bishopric of Passau. The date 1716 appears in the upper field above the wolf's head. The circumferential legend DE RABATTA EX COMITIB. runs around the periphery, separated by stops, within a milled border. The composition is boldly executed in the baroque manner typical of south German ecclesiastical mint work of the early eighteenth century. |
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