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1/4 Kreuzer - Charles Philip of Greiffenklau-Vollraths
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1752-1753 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a five-line German inscription occupying the central field, indicating the denomination and date. A large numeral '4' dominates the uppermost line, flanked by two rosette ornaments. Below, the words 'EINEN', 'LEICHTEN', and 'KREUTZER' appear on successive lines, each separated by small star or rosette stops, with the date '1752' appearing on the final line similarly flanked by star stops. The entire design is encircled by a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charles Philip of Greiffenklau-Vollraths ruled Würzburg from 1749 until his death in 1754, one of the shorter episcopates of the eighteenth century. The Bishopric maintained its own coinage rights as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire, but by mid-century the small copper fractions served an increasingly marginal role — Bavarian and Franconian small change circulated promiscuously across jurisdictional lines regardless of whose bishop appeared on the dies. The two-year window of 1752–53 for this denomination likely reflects a single mint contract rather than sustained production.