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1/4 Carolin - Charles Albert
| Issuer | Bavaria, Electorate of |
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| Year | 1726-1731 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful unadorned bust of Elector Charles Albert facing right, with long flowing curled hair falling to the truncation, rendered in the Baroque court style. A six-pointed star ornament appears at the base of the truncation. The encircling Latin legend runs along the toothed border, abbreviated in the form of the elector's full titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Enthroned Madonna wearing a crown and halo, facing front, holding the Christ Child on her left arm and a sceptre in her right hand; the Infant holds an orb. Below the figures, the crowned Bavarian electoral coat of arms is displayed on a draped escutcheon flanked by decorative foliage. The date 1726 appears in the lower field beneath the shield. The surrounding Latin legend, reading IN TE SPERANTIB CLYPEVS OMNIB, encircles the design within a toothed rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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