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1/4 Ducat - Wolfgang von Schrattenbach
| Issuer | Bishopric of Olomouc |
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| Year | 1728-1730 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A cardinal's hat with pendant tassels surmounts a vertically oriented oval heraldic shield displaying the quartered arms of the Bishopric of Olomouc combined with the personal arms of Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, including a triple-barred cross, an eagle, and a star motif. The full ecclesiastical legend encircles the composition, reading BO S R I P R C B C P G S C R M C I E A, abbreviating the bishop's extensive Latin titles and dignities. The overall design is characteristic of early eighteenth-century Central European ecclesiastical coinage. |
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Wolfgang von Schrattenbach served as Prince-Bishop of Olomouc from 1711 until his death in 1738, presiding over one of the wealthiest ecclesiastical territories in Moravia during a period of sustained Baroque patronage. The Bishopric held the rank of an imperial estate, giving Schrattenbach the right to strike coinage in his own name — a privilege exercised selectively, with fractional gold issues like this quarter ducat representing the upper end of everyday ecclesiastical currency rather than ceremonial presentation pieces.
KM#432 is among the smaller and less frequently encountered denominations from his reign, with the three-year production window suggesting limited and targeted mintage rather than sustained output.