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3 Pfennig - Ferdinand of Bayern
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1641-1646 |
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| Weight | 0.89 g |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the four-fold quartered arms of the Bishopric of Münster with an inescutcheon, all surmounted by an episcopal crown. The outer legend reads the titles of Ferdinand of Bavaria as Elector and Bishop, with the denomination indicator (112) appearing at the base of the legend. The mintmaster's initials EK flank the shield within the field. |
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| Reverse description | Within a plain inner circle, the denomination III PFENI is boldly inscribed in three lines across the field, with the date of issue centered below. The surrounding outer legend, separated by a beaded border, continues the episcopal titles of Ferdinand as Bishop of Münster and Duke of Bavaria, reading EPIS MONAS BAVA DVX in a clockwise direction. |
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Ferdinand of Bavaria held the bishopric of Münster as part of a broader Wittelsbach accumulation of ecclesiastical offices — he simultaneously held Cologne, Liège, Hildesheim, and Paderborn. This small silver issue falls squarely within the Thirty Years' War, when Westphalian territories were among the most fought-over in the Empire. The peace negotiations that ended the conflict were conducted in Münster itself, concluding in 1648, just two years after this type ceased production.