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2 Ducats - Francis George of Schönborn
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Trier |
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| Year | 1735 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Franz Georg von Schönborn, Archbishop-Elector of Trier, facing right, wearing ecclesiastical vestments with a pectoral cross and elaborate lace cravat, his long curled wig rendered in fine detail. The portrait is executed in high relief in the Baroque style, occupying the central field. The circumferential legend is divided by the bust truncation and reads continuously around the coin's inner border, with the mint signature V.LON appearing at the base of the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately quartered and impaled coat of arms of Franz Georg von Schönborn, surmounted by a princely electoral hat, with two crowned lions as supporters standing upon a decorative base, each grasping the shield. A scrolled ribbon banner below the shield bears the motto PRO GREGE ET in two sections. The reverse legend running around the circumference records his additional titles as Bishop of Worms, Provost, Prince and Lord of Ellwangen, and Administrator of Prüm, with the date 1735 appearing at the top of the legend. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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