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1 Schilling - Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1764 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Saint Paul, patron saint of the Bishopric of Münster, depicted facing forward with a halo, holding an upright sword in his right hand and a book (the Epistles) in his left, with a shield at his side. Below the saint, a decorative cartouche with scrollwork flanking a two-line inscription denoting the denomination and issuing authority. The legend I·SCHILL· / M·L·M is contained within the cartouche, with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Mint | Münster Mint |
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Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels was elected Prince-Bishop of Münster in 1762 largely through the influence of Clemens August of Bavaria's former network — he simultaneously held the archbishopric of Cologne, making him one of the more politically connected ecclesiastical rulers in the Holy Roman Empire. Small billon schillings like this one were workhorses of everyday exchange in Westphalia, circulating alongside the fractional coinages of a dozen neighboring ecclesiastical and secular territories with often incompatible exchange rates.