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1 Ducat - Anselm Francis
| Issuer | Thurn and Taxis, Principality of |
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| Year | 1734 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Anselm Francis, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, facing right, with long curled wig rendered in fine detail. The effigy displays elaborate armor with decorative chain and pauldron visible at the shoulder. The circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, divided across the field on either side of the bust. |
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| Mintage | 1734 |
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The Thurn und Taxis family derived their wealth not from territorial conquest but from the imperial postal monopoly — the Reichspost — granted by the Habsburgs in the early sixteenth century and defended ferociously for over two centuries. By 1734, Anselm Francis held the position of Reichs-General-Erbpostmeister, and the ducats issued under his authority functioned as much as dynastic statements of that postal privilege as they did currency. The family would not receive formal princely rank until 1806, meaning this coin was struck under conditions of considerable jurisdictional ambiguity.
Fr#3391 is rare in any grade. Surviving examples appear almost exclusively in old cabinet collections.