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| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1795 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Archbishop Frederick Charles Joseph of Erthal facing right, attired in ecclesiastical vestments with a lace collar and rochet, his hair dressed in a short queue. The portrait is rendered in a late Baroque style with fine detail to the drapery folds. The surrounding legend reads FRD.CAR.IOS.EP.ET.EL.MOG.IF.V., representing abbreviated Latin titles of the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz. The coin is struck within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features an ornate oval cartouche bearing the arms of Mainz — a silver wheel on a red field — surmounted by an electoral bonnet and flanked by elaborate foliate and acanthus scroll decoration. The cartouche is set upon a plinth inscribed with the denomination 1K. The date 1795 is divided on either side of the plinth, with the mintmaster initials I and A placed at lower left and lower right respectively. The legend CHVR MAINZ arcs around the upper field within a beaded border. |
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