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2½ Gulden - Frederick Charles of Schönborn
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg and Bishopric of Bamberg |
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| Year | 1735-1736 |
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| Value | 2½ Gulden (2.5) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Frederick Charles of Schönborn facing right, wearing lace cravat and elaborate robes with ornate decoration, his hair dressed in long flowing curls in the Baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the drapery and periwig. The circumferential Latin legend reads along the rim, interrupted by the truncation of the bust at lower center. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered coat of arms of the joint bishoprics of Bamberg and Würzburg, surmounted by a princely electoral crown and displayed within a draped heraldic mantle. The central escutcheon bears the combined armorial devices of the see, intricately engraved in the Baroque manner. The date 1735 appears at the top of the field flanking the crown, and the denomination 2½ Gul is inscribed at the base of the shield. The circular Latin motto legend is divided between the left and right portions of the rim. |
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