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| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1754 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Prince-Bishop Karl Philipp von Greiffenklau-Vollraths facing right, wearing a lace rochet and ecclesiastical vestments, with long curled wig rendered in fine detail. The circular legend reads CAROL PHILIPP D G EP HERB S R I P PR ER OR DUX, abbreviated in Latin denoting his titles as Bishop of Herbipolis (Würzburg) and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. The bust is finely engraved in the Baroque style, with high relief portraiture filling the field. A toothed border runs along the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL·PHILIPP·D·G·EP·HERB·S·R·I·P·PR·ER·OR·DUX |
| Reverse description | Large crowned oval quartered coat of arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg, set within an elaborate Baroque cartouche with scrollwork and foliate supporters on either side. The date 17-54 is divided by the shield, appearing to the left and right in the field. Below the arms, the mintmaster initials BWG appear, with the legend 10 EINE FEINE MARCH along the lower reverse, indicating the coin's fineness standard of 10 to the fine Cologne mark. A toothed border frames the entire design. |
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