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1 Thaler - Charles III Joseph of Lorraine
| Issuer | Bishopric of Olomouc |
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| Year | 1706-1707 |
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| Diameter | 43 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The episcopal coat of arms, featuring a crowned shield, is displayed at the center upon an eight-pointed Maltese cross. A crown surmounts the arms, while imperially crowned eagles serve as supporters at left and right. A continuous Latin legend encircles the entire composition, citing the issuer's titles as Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, and Count of the Royal Chapel of Bohemia. The date appears within the legend at the base of the design. |
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Charles III Joseph of Lorraine was appointed Prince-Bishop of Olomouc in 1695 at the age of eleven — a nakedly political placement by the Habsburg court to secure ecclesiastical loyalty in Moravia. He held the see until his death in 1715, never taking holy orders beyond what was minimally required. The Thalers struck in his name during 1706–1707 fall squarely within the War of the Spanish Succession, when Imperial finances were under severe strain and Moravian mints were pressed into service supporting Habsburg military expenditure.
Davenport's attribution under EC III places this among the later ecclesiastical Thalers of the Holy Roman Empire's Moravian dioceses — a category that saw sharp production drops after 1710.