![Competition of the monstrances in Central Switzerland. Illustration by Marco Heer](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/monstranzen-titelbild-300x225.jpg)
The Zug Monstrance Competition
There is benefit for the church in rivalry between king and emperor. As in Oberägeri and Unterägeri in the canton of Zug, which each acquired an extraordinary baroque monstrance – with a political message attached, mind you.
![Unterägeri's royal monstrance, donated by Louis XV of France.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/konig-und-monstranz-300x249.jpg)
![An imperial gift: the enormous monstrance at Oberägeri.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/kaisermonstranz-300x240.jpg)
![Saint Joseph, in the exalted company of Emperor Charles VI, adorns the Oberägeri monstrance.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/joseph-und-kaiser-300x109.jpg)
![The monstrance also commemorates Prince Eugene of Savoy's memorable victory.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/eugen-300x137.jpg)
![Nobody could mistake the origin of this monstrance: the royal crown with French lilies (left) and the double coat of arms of France and Navarre, Order of Saint Louis (right).](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/vergleich-300x110.jpg)