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1 Ducat - Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein
| Issuer | Bishopric of Olomouc |
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| Year | 1739-1744 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IAC·E·D·G·EPUS·OLOM·DUX·S·R·I·P·C·P·S |
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Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein served as Prince-Bishop of Olomouc from 1738 until his death in 1745, a tenure defined largely by his efforts to restore episcopal finances depleted by the War of the Austrian Succession. Ducats of this type were struck across a six-year window rather than bearing individual dates, which complicates precise attribution to specific Breslau or Kremnica minting contracts of the period.
The Bishopric held the right to strike gold independently of the Bohemian crown — a privilege jealously maintained through the eighteenth century and exercised sparingly enough that surviving Jakob Ernst ducats appear infrequently in trade.