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2 Kreutzers - Beatus
| Issuer | Bishopric of Chur |
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| Year | 1565-1581 |
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| Value | 2 Kreuzers (1⁄45) |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield of arms within a beaded inner circle, the four quarters bearing the heraldic devices of the Bishopric of Chur: an eagle displayed in the first quarter, towers in the second and third quarters, and a lion rampant in the fourth quarter. The shield is set in the central field with no additional ornament. The peripheral legend, in Latin majuscules, reads BEATVS · D · G · EPISCOP · CVRIEN, identifying Bishop Beatus a Porto as issuer, and runs between the beaded inner circle and the toothed outer border. |
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| Reverse description | Double-headed Imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread and each head crowned, occupying the central field within a beaded inner circle. On the eagle's breast, a small circular shield bears the numeral 2, denoting the denomination of 2 Kreuzer. The peripheral legend, in Latin majuscules, reads MAX · II · D : G · ROM · IM · S · AV 2, referencing Emperor Maximilian II as Holy Roman Emperor, and runs between the beaded inner circle and the toothed outer border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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