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1⁄48 Thaler - Maximilian Frederick
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1766 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned royal cypher composed of the intertwined monogram letters 'MF' (for Maximilian Friedrich) in an ornate script, surmounted by a princely crown occupying the upper portion of the field. The mintmaster's initials 'I K' appear in the lower field beneath the cypher. The design is rendered in a decorative Baroque style typical of small German ecclesiastical coinage of the mid-eighteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | MF (Translation: Maximilian Friedrich) |
| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination numeral '48' flanked by six-pointed stars in the upper portion, below which the legend '48 · EINEN · THALER · M. L. M. · 1766' is arranged in four horizontal lines across the field, indicating the coin's value as one forty-eighth of a Thaler. The abbreviated legend 'M. L. M.' refers to the Münster mint authority. The date 1766 appears at the base of the inscription. |
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