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1 Albus - John Hugo of Orsbeck
| Issuer | Bishopric of Speyer |
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| Year | 1679 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered arms of the Bishopric of Speyer impaled with the personal coat of arms of Bishop John Hugo of Orsbeck, surmounted by an ecclesiastical crowned mitre. The shield is set within an ornate wreath of palm and laurel branches tied at the base, with a beaded inner border surrounding the entire composition. No peripheral legend is present; the heraldic device occupies the full face of the coin in a style typical of late seventeenth-century German ecclesiastical coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the denomination and date in three horizontal lines within the field: '1' surmounted by a small cross at the top, 'ALBVS' in the centre, and the date '1679' below, followed by the mint-master's initials 'DZ' at the foot. The entire inscription is enclosed within a wreath of leafy branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, with a beaded border at the rim. The layout is clear and functional, consistent with the utilitarian character of this small-denomination ecclesiastical issue. |
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