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1 Goldgulden - Ferdinand of Bayern
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1633-1637 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device consisting of a four-field decorated oval coat of arms of Pfalz/Bayern, surmounted by a bishop's mitre and flanked by a crozier and sword as ecclesiastical and secular symbols of authority. The armorial shield is ornately decorated and set within the coin's field. The surrounding legend reads in Latin abbreviation, identifying the issuer as Ferdinand, Elector of Cologne and Bishop of Münster of the house of Bavaria. |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Saint Paul the Apostle standing in the field, rendered in the style of the period, holding a sword in one hand and a book (the Epistles) in the other, serving as patron saint of Münster. The date is divided and placed to either side of the standing figure. The surrounding legend identifies the saint and his role as patron of Münster. |
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Ferdinand of Bavaria held the bishopric of Münster from 1612 until his death in 1650, accumulating ecclesiastical offices across the Rhineland and Westphalia with a persistence that alarmed even Rome at times. This goldgulden was struck during the Thirty Years' War, when Münster's finances were under sustained pressure from troop quartering, war contributions, and shifting military alliances in the region. The date range coincides with Swedish forces operating in northern Germany, making uninterrupted mint production anything but guaranteed.
Fr#1762 is among the scarcer Münster gold issues of the period.