⅙ Reichsthaler - Sede Vacante

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.