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20 Kreuzers - John Anthony II of Freyberg
| Issuer | Eichstätt, Bishopric of |
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| Year | 1755 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold, centrally placed multi-line inscription within a wreath of stylized acanthus leaves tied at the base with a crossed ribbon. The text reads '60 / EINE / FEINE / MARCK / 1755' in large Roman capital letters across five lines, indicating that 60 such coins were struck from one fine Cologne mark of silver. The wreath fronds spread symmetrically to either side, terminating in foliate flourishes at the upper corners, with the entire design enclosed within a milled border. The inscription serves both as a denomination statement and a fineness standard declaration, consistent with mid-18th-century South German coinage conventions. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Johann Anton II von Freyberg-Hopferau served as Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt from 1736 until his death in 1757, governing one of the smaller ecclesiastical territories of the Holy Roman Empire. His coinage was struck under imperial minting rights inherited through centuries of papal and imperial grant, though Eichstätt's actual economic weight was negligible — the bishopric covered barely 500 square kilometers in what is now Bavaria. Issues from the final years of his reign, including this 1755 piece, are seldom encountered, a predictable outcome for a minor ecclesiastical mint with limited output and no major commercial circulation network.