German Coin BAMBERG Franz Ludwig-Thaler-1795

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A 1795 Bamberg silver thaler issued under Franz Ludwig von Erthal, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg. Its crowned coat of arms and wreath-framed inscription bring together the heraldry and lettering of a late-eighteenth-century German States coin.

Coin Details

• Issuer: Bishopric of Bamberg, German States (Holy Roman Empire)
• Year: 1795
• Denomination: 1 Thaler (Conventionsthaler)
• Composition: Silver
• Listed weight: 28.06 g
• Ruler: Franz Ludwig von Erthal

Obverse

A crowned coat of arms appears within a crowned mantle. The surrounding German legend names Franz Ludwig and his titles as Bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Franconia.

Reverse

A ribbon-tied wreath frames the inscription ZUM BESTEN DES VATERLANDS. The name BAM–BERG appears above, with the divided date 17–95 below. The lower inscription, ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK, states the monetary standard: ten thalers to one mark of fine silver, not a denomination of ten marks.

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