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1 Thaler - Clemens Wenzel of Sachsen Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1769 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony, Archbishop-Elector of Trier, facing left, wearing ecclesiastical vestments including a pectoral cross; his hair is elaborately curled in the late Baroque fashion. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine engraving detail to the drapery and lace collar. A continuous Latin legend encircles the effigy, filling the entire periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately quartered electoral coat of arms of Clemens Wenceslaus, surmounted by an elector's princely crown, with a crossed sword and crozier placed saltire-wise behind the shield, and an eight-pointed Order cross pendant below. The complex arms incorporate the heraldic devices of Trier, Saxony, Poland, and Lithuania. A partial legend appears in the upper field, and the fineness statement and date are inscribed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Mintage | 1769 |
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