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1 Thaler - John Frederick Charles of Ostein
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1747-1748 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Reverse description | Central quartered coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz, displaying the Mainz wheel (a six-spoked wheel with a central hub) alternating with the Ostein family arms, surmounted by an electoral hat above a princely crown with elaborate Baroque mantling and scrollwork supporters on either side. The date 1747 is incorporated into the lower field flanking the shield. A continuous Latin devotional legend encircles the composition within a toothed border: DOCE ME FACERE VOLUNTATEM TUAM, QUIA DEUS MEUS ES, a quotation from Psalm 143:10 meaning 'Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God.' |
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| Reverse lettering | DOCE ME FACERE VOLUNTATEM TUAM, QUIA DEUS MEUS ES 17 47 |
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John Frederick Charles of Ostein served as Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1743 until his death in 1763, and his tenure coincided with the increasingly precarious finances of the ecclesiastical electorate in the years leading toward the Seven Years' War. The Mainz mint was active but inconsistent during this period, and the two-year window on this issue likely reflects a short-lived minting contract or a specific revenue need rather than a continuous series.
Walther 518 is the standard reference for this type among collectors of the Rhenish ecclesiastical coinages.