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| Issuer | Bishopric of Strasbourg |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned Madonna and Child depicted in high relief at center, the Virgin rendered in flowing robes and crowned, holding the Christ Child who reaches forward, with ecclesiastical attributes flanking the figures on either side. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A continuous Latin legend encircling the design opens with the titles of Bishop Johann von Manderscheid-Blankenheim, reading VO: GOTTES. GN: IOHAN: BISCHOF. ZV. STRASBV:, the lettering executed in a characteristic late Renaissance style. |
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| Obverse lettering | VO: GOTTES. GN: IOHAN: BISCHOF. ZV. STRASBV: |
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| Reverse lettering | LANDTGRAF. IN. ELSAS. &. ANNO: 1575* |
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