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3 Thalers - Moritz
| Issuer | Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, County of |
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| Year | 1657 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1606-1806) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Count Moritz facing right, with long curled hair, set within a beaded inner circle. The effigy displays elaborately engraved plate armor at the shoulder and chest. The surrounding Latin legend is distributed around the periphery of the coin, reading the count's abbreviated titles and territorial claims. |
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| Obverse lettering | . MOR . C . IN . TEC . BEN . ST . ET . LIM . D . IN . RHE . |
| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered shield displaying the manifold arms of the County of Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda, surmounted by multiple crested helmets with ornate mantling. The date 1657 is divided across the upper portion of the shield flanking the central helmet crest, and the mint master's initials I•L•C appear in the lower field. The Latin motto legend surrounds the composition along the coin's periphery. |
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