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11/4 Thaler - Ferdinand of Bayern
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1648 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Saint Paul the Apostle seated facing, nimbed and draped, holding an upright sword in his left hand and a book in his right, set within a beaded inner circle. A three-line Latin inscription occupies the lower exergual field: BONVM CERTAMEN / CERTAVI FIDEM / SERVAVI (a quotation from 2 Timothy 4:7, meaning 'I have fought the good fight, I have kept the faith'). The circular legend running around the outer field invokes Emperor Ferdinand III and Prince-Bishop Ferdinand of Bavaria as joint patrons of the Peace of Westphalia. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two armored hands emerging from clouds in the upper field clasping in a handshake, symbolizing the accord between the warring powers, above a four-line Latin inscription commemorating the Peace of Westphalia concluded at Münster in 1648. The design alludes to the universal peace and concordia achieved by emperor and kings, with the date and place of the treaty's proclamation explicitly recorded in the legend below. |
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