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1/2 Thaler - Maximilian IV Joseph Schulpreistaler Gold Pattern
| Issuer | Electorate of Bavaria |
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| Year | 1803-1805 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped bust of Maximilian IV Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair curled at the nape and elaborately chased military uniform collar. The circular legend in Fraktur blackletter script reads MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH CHURFÜRST ZU PFALZBAIERN, disposed around the full circumference of the field. The portrait displays a refined neoclassical engraving style consistent with early 19th-century Bavarian medallic art, with a deeply mirrored proof-like field enhancing the sculptural quality of the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (Fraktur blackletter) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the three-line inscription LOHN DES FLEIßES (Reward of Diligence) in large Fraktur blackletter characters, the text disposed across the full width of the coin. The inscription is framed by a symmetrical wreath of oak branches with deeply veined leaves and acorns, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, the whole composition executed in high relief against a polished field. The design identifies this piece as a school prize award (Schulpreistaler), issued under the authority of the Elector to reward academic merit. |
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