Austria ? Obern Sulzburg Ferd Wil 1719 Medalet or Token - Need ID

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Must have been some different sets of them.

https://grafengiech.hypotheses.org/tag/grafen-von-wolfstein

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Since the Renaissance, the princes have used the art of medals that emerged in the early sixteenth century to represent themselves. This means of representation was taken up at the end of the 17th century by the brothers Christian Carl II (1665-1697) and Carl Gottfried II (1670-1729) by Giech, who had received the imperial dignity as a result of their father's efforts; Christian Carl I. von Giech (1641-1695) had just experienced the census of his family on March 24, 1695. His sons honored the deceased on April 25, 1695 by imprinting a commemorative medal.

Really nice find
 

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Great info and Id I would love to have that bad boy in my display case
 

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The quote cited by Organicseepers does not refer to OPs coin, yet the source he quoted does refer to the coin presented above. The referenced quote is:
"....., a square commemorative coin. On the opposite side she bears the likeness of Henriette's then four-year-old brother Friedrich Wilhelm August. The inscription reads: "FRID. WILH. AVGVST. GR. V. WOLFSTEIN. HZOUP AET. IM IIII. IAHR * "The abbreviation" HZOUP "means: Lord to Obersulzbürg and Pyrbaum] The coinage on the back shows that this medal is also related to the construction of the Obersulzbürger Schlosskirche. There it says: "THIS | ONLY MALE | COUNTRY HERITAGE | LAY THE DEN | ZWEYTEN BASE TO | CASTLE CHURCHES IN | OBERN SULZÜBÜRG | A. 1719 ".
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Don & the Britt, many, many thanks for the great information on this item. I sure appreciate your help.
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