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5 Gulden - Frederick Charles of Schönborn
| Issuer | Bishopric of Würzburg and Bishopric of Bamberg |
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| Year | 1735 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Friedrich Karl von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg, facing right, wearing a long curled wig and ecclesiastical robes adorned with lace and decorative armor. The effigy is rendered in high relief in a refined Baroque style typical of early 18th-century German coinage. The circumferential Latin legend reads FRID CARL D G EP BAMB & HERB S R I PR F O D, identifying the issuer as Friedrich Karl by the grace of God Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered and impaled coat of arms of the combined Bishoprics of Bamberg and Würzburg, surmounted by a large ornate crown and draped beneath a crowned episcopal mantle or canopy with tasseled cords on either side. The shield displays the complex heraldic devices of both sees in Baroque fashion. The date 1735 and the denomination notation 5 Gul appear within the legend, which reads CANDIDE & CORDATE PRO FIDE & PATRIA, translating as 'Sincerely and wisely for faith and fatherland.' |
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