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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;regandon, post: 729842, member: 17232&quot;]Obverse: &quot;DEO ET IMPERIO&quot; (for God and the Empire), the all-seeing eye of god and regalia of the Holy Roman Empire (crown, sword, orb, sceptres) </p><p>Reverse: &quot;FRANCISCUS HIER[OSOLYMARUM] REX LOTH[ARINGIAE] BAR ET M[AGNUS] HETR[URIAE] DUX ELECTUS IN REGEM ROMAN[ORUM] CORONATUS FRANC[OFURTUM] 4 OCT[OBER] 1745&quot; (Francis, King of Jerusalem, Duke of Lorraine and Bar and Grand Duke of Tuscany, elected as King of the Romans, crowned at Frankfurt October 4th, 1745) and the imperial Crown.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Symbolisms on the coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The All seeing Eye of God above the Sword, Crown, Sceptre and the Globe and Cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sword: symbolizing the power of a monarch to use the might of the state against its enemies, and their duty to preserve thus right and peace.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scepter: A sceptre or scepter is a symbolic ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch, a prominent item of royal regalia. While some sceptres resemble a mace, their use is quite different.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cross-Bearing Orb: It symbolises Christ&#039;s (the cross) dominion over the world (the orb), literally held in the dominion of an earthly ruler (or sometimes celestial being such as an angel). When held by Christ himself, the subject is known in the iconography of Western art as Salvator Mundi (&quot;Saviour of the World&quot;). It is associated with the sceptre.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Crown: Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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