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5 Kreuzer - Emmerich Joseph of Breidbach-Bürresheim
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Mainz |
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| Year | 1767 |
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| Value | 5 Kreuzer (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz, featuring the six-spoked wheel of Mainz dexter and a rampant lion sinister, ensigned by an electoral bonnet above and supported by a decorative cartouche below bearing the denomination numeral 5. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding Latin legend, interrupted by the heraldic devices, reads EM . IOS . D . G . A . EP . M . S R . I . P . G . A . C . PR . EL, abbreviating the full titles of Archbishop-Elector Emmerich Joseph of Breidbach-Bürresheim. The coin's rim is defined by a fine milled border. |
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| Obverse lettering | EM . IOS . D . G . A . EP . M . S R . I . P . G . A . C . PR . EL . 5 |
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Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach-Bürresheim served as Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1763 until his death in 1774, presiding over one of the most politically complex ecclesiastical territories in the Holy Roman Empire. The Archbishopric of Mainz was not merely a spiritual jurisdiction — its ruler held the office of Archchancellor of Germany and served as the primus among the imperial electors, giving coins of this see a constitutional weight far beyond their face value in small change.
The 5 Kreuzer was the workhorse of everyday commerce in mid-eighteenth century Rhenish territories, and Mainz mint output under Emmerich Joseph reflects the electorate's attempt to maintain a viable small-denomination silver supply during a period when currency debasement among neighboring states was a persistent nuisance.