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3 Kreuzers - Anselm Francis of Ingelheim Death
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1695 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned oval baroque cartouche bearing a quartered coat of arms combining the arms of Mainz (the electoral wheel) and those of the Ingelheim family (checkered pattern), surmounted by an ornate electoral hat. The shield is framed by elaborate scrollwork and acanthus ornaments. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading the name and titles of Archbishop Anselm Franz von Ingelheim. |
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| Reverse description | Six-line Latin commemorative inscription recording the birth, election as Archbishop of Mainz, and death of Anselm Franz von Ingelheim, with the relevant dates. At the foot of the inscription, a small imperial orb bearing the denomination numeral 3 is placed within a circle, serving as the value mark. Decorative rosette stops separate certain lines of text. |
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Anselm Franz von Ingelheim served as Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1679 until his death in 1695, a tenure shaped almost entirely by the catastrophic pressures of Louis XIV's wars on the Rhine. Mainz itself had been occupied by French forces in 1688 during the Nine Years' War, and the archbishopric's finances never fully recovered. Memorial issues struck at the death of a prince-bishop were a established convention in the ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire, serving the dual function of marking succession and affirming the minting rights of the see.
KM#215 is specific to the death issue, distinct from the regular kreuzers of his reign.