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1 Ducat - Anselm of Reichlin-Meldegg
| Issuer | Abbey of Kempten |
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| Year | 1729 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (3.5) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and mantled bust of Abbot Anselm of Reichlin-Meldegg facing right, wearing a clerical cap and ornamented pectoral cross, with elaborate lace cravat visible at the collar. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detailing on the vestments and wig. The surrounding legend reads ANSELM. S. R. I. PR. ABB. CAMPID. A. R. IMPcis ARCHIMAR., separated by a small star at the base. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Abbey of Kempten was among the oldest imperial abbeys in the Holy Roman Empire, its origins traditionally traced to a Benedictine foundation by Saint Hildegar in the eighth century. By the early eighteenth century it functioned as a sovereign prince-abbey, its abbots holding the rank of Reichsfürst and exercising full secular jurisdiction over their territory. Anselm von Reichlin-Meldegg served as prince-abbot from 1728 until his death in 1747, and this ducat was struck in the first full year of his reign.
Kempten's gold coinage was never produced in large numbers — the abbey's mint operated intermittently and largely for prestige rather than commerce.