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2 Kreuzers - John Eucharius Schenk of Castell
| Issuer | Bishopric of Eichstätt |
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| Year | 1694 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Obverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle displayed at center, surmounted by a crown, with wings spread and talons extended; an escutcheon on the eagle's breast bears the numeral '2' denoting the denomination. The design is enclosed within a rope-style inner border. The date 1694 appears to the left of the eagle in the field. The surrounding legend reads LEOPOLDVS D G R I S A G H B REX, referencing Emperor Leopold I, separated by dots and distributed around the outer milled border. |
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| Reverse description | Quartered arms of the Bishopric of Eichstätt at center, divided by a plain cross, displaying the episcopal heraldic charges including a crozier and other ecclesiastical symbols in each quarter, all within a rope-style inner border. The shield is surrounded by decorative foliate or branch-like embellishments. The circumferential legend, reading IOH EVCH D G EP EICHST S R I P, identifies Bishop Johann Eucharius Schenk von Castell as Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. The legend is distributed around the outer milled border, separated by dots. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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