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2 1/2 Gulden - Frederick Charles of Schönborn
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg |
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| Year | 1735-1736 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Prince-Bishop Frederick Charles of Schönborn facing right, wearing a lace cravat and episcopal vestments adorned with intricate decorative detail, the hair rendered in elaborate long curls in the baroque manner. The peripheral legend encircles the effigy, reading FRID CAR D G EP BAMB & H S R I PR F O D, abbreviating his full titulature as Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg and Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Reverse description | The quartered arms of the Prince-Bishopric displayed on an ornate baroque shield, surmounted by a princely crown with cross finial and flanked by a draped ermine mantle. The denomination '2 1/2 Gul' appears at the base of the shield within the field, while the circumferential legend reads CANDIDE & CORDATE PRO FIDE & PATRIA with the date 1735, expressing the bishop's motto 'Openly and sincerely for faith and fatherland.' |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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