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1 Thaler - Francis Louis of Erthal Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1779 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#412, Helmschrot#882, Dav GT II#2903 |
| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Prince-Bishop Francis Louis of Erthal in ecclesiastical vestments, depicted with elaborately curled hair and lace-trimmed rochet over a richly decorated cope. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the late Baroque manner, occupying the full field of the coin. The encircling Latin legend reads FRANC • LUDOV • D • G • EP • WIRC • S • R • I • PR • FR • OR • DUX •, abbreviated from his full titles as Bishop of Würzburg and Duke of Franconia. The engraver's initials appear in small characters at the lower field beneath the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg, incorporating the rakes of Franconia and the keys of Saint Peter, surmounted by a princely crown and flanked by the crossed crozier and sword as ecclesiastical and temporal insignia. The shield is supported by elaborate Baroque mantling and displayed within a richly detailed heraldic composition. The date 1779 appears in the field to the right of the arms, with the mint marks M and P visible in the lower field. The circumscribed legend 10 • EINE FEINE MARCK • indicates the Konventionstaler standard of ten coins to the fine Cologne mark of silver. |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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