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1/2 Guldenthaler - George Frederick I
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Franconia |
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| Year | 1565-1576 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central floriated cross dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing a small heraldic shield of arms; the Brandenburg eagle shield occupies the center of the cross. The marginal legend surrounding the design records the titles and name of Georg Friedrich I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, with the date of issue incorporated into the legend. The overall composition is typical of the elaborate armorial style of mid-sixteenth-century German coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, wings spread, with an orb on the breast bearing the numeral 30, denoting the denomination of 30 Kreuzer. The surrounding circular legend records the imperial titles of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. The beaded inner border frames the design, and the eagle's rendering is bold and deeply struck, characteristic of hammered silver coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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