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1 Thaler - Charles III Joseph of Lorraine
| Issuer | Bishopric of Olomouc |
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| Year | 1705 |
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| Diameter | 47 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Bishop Charles III Joseph of Lorraine facing right, wearing an elaborate long curled allonge wig and richly ornamented ecclesiastical vestments with lace collar visible at the truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style, filling much of the central field. The surrounding circular legend reads DEI GRATIA CAROLUS EPISCOPUS OLOMUCENSIS, separated from the portrait by a raised inner border, with a milled outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEI GRATIA CAROLUS EPISCOPUS OLOMUCENSIS (Translation: By the grace of God, Bishop of Olomouc (Olmütz).) |
| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered coat of arms, combining the arms of the Bishopric of Olomouc with those of the House of Lorraine-Bar, displayed on an oval escutcheon at centre and surrounded by a large ornamental mantle supported by two rampant lions as supporters. The whole achievement is surmounted by a princely coronet. The date 1705 is divided across the upper field to either side of the crown. The circular legend enclosing the design reads DUX LOTHAR ET BAR S R I PCPS RE CA BO CO, separated by stops, with a finely milled outer rim. |
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