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1 Kopfstück - Constantine of Buttlar
| Issuer | Abbey of Fulda |
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| Year | 1724-1725 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the quartered armorial shield of the Abbey of Fulda, surmounted by a prince-abbot's crowned mitre with elaborate scrollwork supporters on either side. The shield displays the characteristic Fulda arms incorporating a cross and striped quarters in high relief. A beaded inner circle frames the central device. The surrounding legend reads CONSTANTINUS D G ABBAS FULDENSIS, with an additional inscription PRINC ET ARB FULD partially visible along the lower arc, all rendered in crisp Latin capital letters between beaded borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSTANTINUS D G ABBAS FULDENSIS |
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Constantine of Buttlar ruled as Prince-Abbot of Fulda from 1714 until his death in 1726, presiding over an abbey that held the rank of an imperial prince and answered directly to the Holy Roman Emperor. Fulda's right to strike its own coinage derived from imperial privileges accumulated over centuries, making its issues legally distinct from territorial coinages of ordinary ecclesiastical lords.
The two-year window of 1724–1725 for this particular denomination suggests a targeted issue rather than a continuous production run — possibly tied to a specific fiscal need of the abbey.