1 Ducat - Henry VIII of Bibra
Features
| Issuer |
Bishopric of Fulda
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Bishop |
Henry of Bibra (1759-1788)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1779 |
| Value | 1 Ducat (3.5) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 3.50 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 136082 |
| References | KM# 141 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). Wolfgang Eichelmann; 2017. Das Hochstift Fulda von 1714 bis 1814 im Spiegel seiner Münzen und Medaillen = The Bishopric of Fulda from 1714 to 1814 as reflected in its coins and medals. Tredition, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
Commemorative issue
50. anniversary of bishop Heinrich VIII of Bibra becoming Benedictine
Obverse
Bust facing right with surrounding legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HENRICUS VIII·D·G·EPIS·& AB·S·R·I·PR·FULD·
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Translation: Henricus VIII, Dei Gratia, Episcopus Et Abbas, Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps Fuldensis = Heinrich VIII, by grace of God, bishop and abbot of Fulda, prince of the Holy Roman Empire
Engraver: Johann Leonhard Oexlein
Reverse
9-line inscription with date in roman numerals.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
D·STURMO·
PROTOABBATI·FULD·
POST·M·ANNOS·
INTER·COELITES·VIVO·
PIUS·SUCCHESS·HENRICUS·
IN·SACRO·ORDINE·
QUINQUACENATIUS·
IUBILAT·
MDCCLXXIX·
Engraver: Johann Leonhard Oexlein
Comments
Buchonia/Hinkelbein# 122
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 496.56
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Actual gold weight: 0.111 oz
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