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1 Thaler - Clemens Wenzel of Sachsen
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1794 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Archbishop Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony facing right, wearing episcopal vestments with a decorative cross at the chest and powdered wig tied at the nape. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine engraving detail on the robes. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait, beginning at the lower left and running clockwise along the toothed border. |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered coat of arms of the Archbishop-Elector of Trier, surmounted by a princely crown and supported by an ornate mantling, displayed on a Maltese cross in the field. The shield incorporates the arms of Trier, Saxony, and other dignities held by Clemens Wenceslaus. The date 1794 is encoded as a chronogram within the circular Latin legend surrounding the central device, with the weight standard noted at the base of the field. Mint master initials G and M appear at either side of the lower field. |
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Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony was the last Elector-Archbishop of Trier — and this thaler was struck in the final year he actually controlled his see. French Revolutionary forces occupied Trier in August 1794, ending nearly a millennium of ecclesiastical rule over the electorate. Clemens Wenceslaus fled to Augsburg and never returned, dying in exile in 1812. The archbishopric itself was formally dissolved by the French in 1803.
Coins from 1794 were almost certainly struck before the August occupation, making this among the last issues produced under functioning electoral authority.