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Coronation of Joseph II in Frankfurt
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1764 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Joseph II in high relief, draped in armour and an elaborate mantle with decorative clasp, with powdered curled hair. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy within a raised border. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOSEPHVS D.G.ROM.REX S.A.P.R.REGN.HVNG.ET BOH.AD.AUSTR. |
| Reverse description | A crowned female allegorical figure, personifying the Empire or Glory, seated on an ornate throne on a tiled floor, holding a sceptre in her left hand; above her a double-headed eagle with spread wings. The legend GLORIA NOVI SECVLI arcs around the upper field, and a two-line inscription in the exergue records the dates of election and coronation at Frankfurt in 1764. |
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