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1 Thaler - Charles Joseph of Lorraine Death of the Archbishop
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1715 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a large, elaborately quartered coat of arms combining the arms of the Electorate of Trier (a silver cross on red) with those of the House of Lorraine-Bar, encircled by a beaded inner ring. The shield is surmounted by an electoral prince's crown and flanked by two displayed eagles serving as supporters, their wings spread outward toward the coin's milled border. The date 1715 is divided by the crown at the top of the field. The Latin motto DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT (The Lord will provide) arcs along the lower periphery in bold, evenly spaced letters, separated from the eagles by foliate ornaments. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a fourteen-line Latin funerary inscription in Roman capitals, chronicling the principal biographical and ecclesiastical milestones in the life of Charles Joseph of Lorraine. The text records his birth in Vienna on 24 November 1680 as nephew of Emperor Leopold I through the imperial sister, his appointment as Grand Prior of the Order of Malta, his election and appointment as Coadjutor and Bishop of Olmütz (1694–1695), as Bishop of Osnabrück (11 April 1698), as Coadjutor of Trier (24 September 1710), as Elector (4 January 1711), and his death in Vienna on 4 December 1715, concluding with the pious acclamation CUI ANIMA DEO VIVAT. The legend fills the field edge to edge, with no central device, giving the reverse the character of a funerary tablet. |
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| Mintage | 1715 |
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