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7 Ducats - Hermann Werner of Metternich
| Issuer | Bishopric of Paderborn |
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| Year | 1685 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | HERMAN WERNER D G EPS PADERB S R I PRINCEPS S ANTONIVS DE PADVA |
| Reverse description | Central field displays the elaborately engraved quartered arms of Bishop Hermann Werner von Wolff-Metternich, incorporating the arms of Paderborn and those of the Wolff-Metternich family, surmounted by a bishop's mitre flanked by a processional cross and a crozier, the whole set within ornate Baroque cartouche mantling. The date 16-85 is divided across the lower flanks of the escutcheon. The motto PROVIDE ET IVSTE appears along the lower portion of the inner field. The circumferential Latin legend encircles the design within a beaded border. |
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Hermann Werner von Metternich ruled Paderborn from 1683 until his death in 1704, a tenure marked by aggressive rebuilding after the devastation of the Thirty Years' War had left the bishopric's finances and infrastructure badly compromised for decades. Multiple-ducat presentation pieces of this kind were not struck for circulation — they functioned as diplomatic gifts and marks of princely favor, and survival in any condition is accordingly rare. The 7-ducat denomination in particular had no transactional role; the weight itself was the point.