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1 Mariengroschen - William Anthony of Asseburg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Paderborn |
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| Year | 1763 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#227, Schwede#289, Weing Corvey#237 |
| Obverse description | Interlaced script cypher 'WA' (for Wilhelm Anton von Asseburg, Prince-Bishop of Paderborn) occupying the central field, rendered in elaborate calligraphic style with foliate flourishes. A small ornamental crown surmounts the monogram. The field is otherwise plain and unadorned, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | Central four-line inscription in raised block lettering giving the denomination and date, reading 'I / MARIEN / GROS: / 1763'. A circular legend surrounds the central inscription, reading 'HOCHF. PADERB. LAND. MUNTZ.' (abbreviation for 'Hochfürstlich Paderbornische Landmünze', meaning High-Episcopal Paderborn territorial coinage), separated by small ornamental stops. |
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| Reverse lettering | HOCHF. PADERB. LAND. MUNTZ. I / MARIEN / GROS: / 1763 |
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