Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Thaler - Francis of Waldeck
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
|---|---|
| Year | 1535-1541 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 13.93 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Elaborate four-fold quartered coat of arms with a central inescutcheon bearing the star of Waldeck, the quarters displaying the arms of Münster (crossed keys) and Osnabrück (wheel), the whole set within decorative cartouche-style mantling. The circular legend runs around the periphery of the field, separated from the arms by an inner beaded border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Three-quarter-length facing figures of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul rendered in the late Gothic manner, Saint Peter at left holding his attribute of the keys and Saint Paul at right holding a sword; four small heraldic shields divide the circular legend at the cardinal points, while the date is divided in the exergue by a small shield bearing the star of Waldeck. The legend names the two patron saints in abbreviated Latin. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |