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1779, Austria, Olmutz (Prince-Bishopric), Wolfgang von Schrattenbach. Large Silver Thaler Coin. R!

Mint Year: 1779 Mint Place: Olmutz Medallist: Johann Nepomuk Wurth   Reference: Mann 525, Suchomel-Videman pag. 307. Rare!  Denomination: Medal - Commemorating the Enthronement of the Archbishop on 11th July 1779 in Olmutz.  Condition: Mint-made weight-adjusting marks, a few scratches, minor deposits, otherwise a nice XF! Diameter: 25mm  Weight: 3.95gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Robed bust of Count Antonin Theodor Colloredo-Waldsee righ, wearing a large jewelled cross. Legend: A. THE . D . G . P . A . OLD . DUX . S . R . I . PR . R . C . B . & . A COLL & WACOM .

Reverse: Divine hand protruding from clouds and pouring coins on a dilapidated house from which smoke comes out. Legend: INOPI - SUBSIDIUM Exergue: IN  PR . SCR . OM . VOT . EL / 6 . OCT . 1777 . / INTHRO . OLOM / A . 1779 . 11 . IUL .

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc (German: Erzbistum Olmütz) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the RomanCatholic Church in the Czech Republic.  Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc. It  was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.

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