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1 Schautaler - Ferdinand of Bayern Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1638 |
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| Diameter | 42 mm |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of Saint Paul standing facing, nimbed and bearded, holding an upright sword in his right hand and an open book in his left, positioned above a detailed panoramic view of the city of Münster with its characteristic skyline of spires, towers, and fortifications. The date 1638 appears in the lower field within the cityscape. The circumferential legend reads • S • PAVLVS • - • PATRON • - MONASTERIEN, identifying the saint as patron of Münster. The coin features a beaded border and exhibits finely engraved detail characteristic of the German Baroque medallic tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular field containing a finely rendered Nativity scene in the Baroque style: the Virgin Mary kneels at left attending the Christ Child lying in a manger, accompanied by Joseph standing at right and flanked by an ox and an ass beneath a stable roof. Two shepherds approach from the left, one carrying a crook, while a radiant light descends from clouds above in which angels appear. The central scene is enclosed within a raised circular border. The circumferential legend, rendered in Gothic blackletter script, reads UND DAS WORT IST FLEISCH WORDEN JOH : AM • 1, a quotation from the Gospel of John (1:14) referencing the Incarnation and thematically connecting the Nativity image to the theological inscription. |
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| Mintage | 1638 |
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