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3 Kreuzers - Anselm Francis of Ingelheim Death

Issuer Bishopric of Würzburg
Year 1749
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Value 3 Kreuzers (1⁄48)
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Obverse description Central oval shield bearing the quartered arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg impaled with the personal arms of Ingelheim, featuring a checkerboard (chequy) pattern on the central escutcheon. The shield is surmounted by a princely crown with a cross finial and flanked by elaborate baroque mantle or drapery. Ecclesiastical insignia, including a crozier and sword, appear as supporters behind the shield. A continuous Latin legend surrounds the composition within a milled border, reading partially: ANG · FRANC · D · G · HERB · S · R · I · PR · FR · O · DUX.
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Reverse description Nine-line commemorative Latin inscription filling the field, recording the death of Bishop Anselm Francis of Ingelheim and the date 1749, with the numeral 3 appearing on an imperial orb that divides the bottom line, denoting the denomination of 3 Kreuzers. The inscription is arranged in a formal, centered layout typical of mid-eighteenth-century German ecclesiastical commemorative coinage. The entire design is enclosed within a milled border.
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