6 Ducats - Christoph Bernhard of Galen Death of Christoph Bernhard of Galen

Features

Issuer	Bishopric of Münster (German States)
Prince-bishop	Christopher Bernard of Galen (Christoph Bernhard von Galen) (1650-1678)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1678
Value	6 Ducats (21)
Currency	Thaler
Composition	Gold (.986)
Weight	20.9 g
Diameter	48 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 266765
References	KM# 93 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Fr# 1775 Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). , Schulze# 103 b Wolfgang Georg Schulze, Ingrid Schulze; 1973. Die fürstbischöflich-münsterschen Münzen der Neuzeit. Numismatischer Verlag Dombrowski, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Commemorative issue

Death of Christoph Bernhard von Galen

Obverse

Coat of arms

Script: Latin

Lettering: PIE IVSTE FORTITER

Reverse

11-line inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
mus
CELS et REV m 9
D D CHRIST BERN
EP MONAST ADMR
CORB BVRGG STROMB
S R I PRINC D IN BORCK
ECCLESIAE et PRINCIPATVS
MONAST RESTAVRATOR
CONSERVATOR PROPA
GATOROBYT Amo
MDCLXXVIII

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1678												MDCLXXVIII

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Bullion value: USD 2859.63 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.663 oz

Current gold price: 4316.14 USD/oz (see gold price

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