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1 Pfennig - Francis George of Schönborn
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1748-1750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a four-line inscription in the central field, presenting the denomination numeral '1' at the top flanked by small floral or rosette ornaments, followed by the denomination name 'PFENNING', the date of issue, and the mintmaster's initials 'D F' at the foot. The overall arrangement is plain and utilitarian, typical of small-denomination copper coinage of the mid-eighteenth century Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Francis George of Schönborn-Wolfsthal served as the last of the powerful Schönborn family to hold a major ecclesiastical electorate, ruling Trier from 1729 until his death in 1756. The Schönborns had accumulated an extraordinary concentration of church offices across the Holy Roman Empire through the first half of the 18th century — at one point family members simultaneously held the sees of Mainz, Trier, Würzburg, Bamberg, Worms, and Speyer. This small copper issue dates to the period when that grip was already loosening.