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6 Ducats - Christoph Bernhard of Galen
| Issuer | Bishopric of Münster |
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| Year | 1661 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Saint Paul depicted in the clouds in the upper field, shown half-length facing, holding a sword in his right hand and a Bible in his left, identified by the legend S·PAVL PATRON in the field. Below, a detailed panoramic view of the city of Münster fills the lower portion of the coin, with church towers, spires, and rooftops rendered in fine relief. In the exergue beneath the cityscape, a three-line inscription reads MONAST·WESTPH / AD·OBED·REDVC / TVM·, referencing the return of Münster to obedience. The date MDCLXI (1661) appears within the outer circular legend, which names the issuing prince-bishop Christoph Bernhard in abbreviated Latin. The engraving is executed in a bold Baroque style characteristic of mid-17th-century German ecclesiastical coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A large, elaborately mantled coat of arms fills the central field, displaying five quartered heraldic shields surmounted by three crested helmets with ornate Baroque lambrequins. A sword and an episcopal crozier are crossed behind the escutcheon, symbolizing the prince-bishop's temporal and spiritual authority. The arms represent the combined heraldry of the Bishopric of Münster and the von Galen family. The entire composition is rendered in high relief with detailed Baroque decorative elements. The surrounding circular legend, taken from Psalm 143, reads in Latin: PROTECTOR · MEVS · ET · IN · IPSO · SPERAVI · QVI · SVBDIT · POPVLVM · MEVM · SVB · ME · Psal143. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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