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⅙ Reichsthaler - Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Cathedral Chapter of Münster (German States) |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned effigy of Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus), depicted full-length facing forward, holding an orb in his left hand and a sword in his right, rendered in a Baroque heraldic style. Below the figure, the denomination 1/6 TH appears within a framed cartouche. A surrounding circular legend in Latin script runs along the inner border of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | The arms of the Cathedral Chapter of Münster, featuring the figure of St. Paul depicted within a baroque shield, flanked by elaborate acanthus leaf and foliate mantling. The chapter coat of arms occupies the central field, with the date 1761 and the Sede Vacante legend distributed around the outer circular border, separated by ornamental stops. |
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Struck to mark the interregnum following the death of Clemens August of Bavaria in February 1761, who held the remarkable distinction of simultaneously serving as prince-bishop of five separate German dioceses. Upon his death, each chapter exercised its ancient right to issue coinage during the vacancy — Münster among them. The Sede Vacante issues from this particular interregnum are consequently more numerous in type than most, as multiple chapters struck simultaneously before the election of Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels resolved the succession later that year.