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| Origin/Country: |
GERMANY - TALERS |
| Item Description: |
Silver TALER 1661 MUNSTER DAV-5603 77 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC AU 53 |
| Owner: |
World_Coin_Nut |
Owner Comments:
BISHOPRIC MUNSTER - CHRISTOPHER BERNARD VON GALEN
(1650-19 / 09/1678)
The Bishopric of Munster was founded around 800. From 1186, the bishop became prince of the empire. The first known emissions back to 1025.
Obverse: à Rmo. CELsmo. DD. CHRISTOPH. BERN. EPo. ET PRINCIPE. MONAST. Ao. MDCLXI
nimbate St. Paul holding a sword, in a cloud above a view of the city of Münster. Beside him: S. PAVL [-] PATRON. Below: MONAST. WESTPH / AD: OBED. REDVC / TVM
Reverse: PROTECTOR. MEVS. ET. IN. IPSO. SPERAVI. QVI. SVBDIT. POPVLVM. MEVM. SVB. ME. Psal 143
helmeted arms
Note: Broad flan. Varieties exist. Dav. #5603.
Composition: Silver