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Taler from the Bishopric of Olmutz of Charles III Joseph of Lorraine, 1711

Also known as: Taler uit het bisdom Olmutz van Karel III Jozef van Lotharingen, 1711

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1711

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the bishop to the right. Reverse: upon crossed crozier and sword, double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings, surmounted by a crown. On the eagle, a cross bearing an oval composite coat of arms. Year around the crown at the top in the legend. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3695C; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 28.43 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 4.5 cm x weight 28.43 g

Design

Obverse
bust of the bishop to the right.
Reverse
upon crossed crozier and sword, double-headed crowned eagle with spread wings, surmounted by a crown. On the eagle, a cross bearing an oval composite coat of arms. Year around the crown at the top in the legend. Milled edge.

Identification

Original title
Taler uit het bisdom Olmutz van Karel III Jozef van Lotharingen, 1711
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-3695C
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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