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2 Ducats - Gerold II von Zurlauben
| Issuer | Abbey of Rheinau |
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| Year | 1723 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#8, HMZ 1#2-1181b, Fr#357 |
| Obverse description | Two heraldic shields displayed side by side — the arms of Rheinau Abbey on the left and those of the Zurlauben family on the right — surmounted by two ornate helmets with elaborate mantling. A mitre resting on a cushion is placed centrally between the helmets, flanked by a crosier and an abbatial mantle in the field behind. The composition is rendered in a baroque heraldic style typical of early eighteenth-century ecclesiastical coinage. The circumferential legend in Latin records the abbot's name, title, and jubilee particulars including his age of 74 years and 27 years of reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | GEROLD · II · ABB · RHENOV · IUBILÆUS · ÆT · 74 · REG · 27 · (1723) |
| Reverse description | Full-length figure of the nimbate Saint Fintán of Taghmon (patron of Rheinau Abbey) standing facing, vested in monastic habit, holding a staff of office in his right hand and a crown resting upon a book in his left hand. A raven, the saint's traditional attribute, perches on his left shoulder. In the lower field, two heraldic shields are displayed side by side, representing the arms of Scotland and those of the Anwerths family, recalling the saint's royal Irish lineage and the abbey's heritage. The reverse legend in Latin identifies the saint as prince of Leinster and monk of Rheinau. |
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