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| Issuer | Bishopric of Paderborn |
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| Year | 1764-1765 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped and mantled bust of Bishop Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg facing right, wearing a full-bottomed wig and ecclesiastical vestments adorned with a pectoral cross and tassel. The effigy is rendered in high relief in a refined Baroque style with fine engraving detail. The encircling Latin legend runs along the coin's rim, separated from the central design by a beaded inner border. The toothed milling is visible along the coin's edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILH • ANT • D • G • EPS • PADERB • S • R • I • PR • COM • PYRM • |
| Reverse description | Central design features a crowned and mantled quartered armorial shield bearing the arms of Paderborn and Pyrmont with an inescutcheon of the Asseburg family, set within an elaborate Baroque cartouche. The shield is superimposed upon a crossed sword and episcopal crozier. The mintmaster's initials appear divided in the field flanking the central composition. A ribbon below the shield bears the motto IUSTE ET CONSTANTER. The encircling Latin legend indicates the coin's denomination and fineness, with the date appearing at the end of the legend. |
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