1/2 Thaler

Halberstadt's civic coinage of 1628 was struck against a backdrop of acute military pressure — the Thirty Years' War had already brought imperial and Danish forces through the region, and the city was navigating a precarious position between competing powers. Municipal silver issues of this period frequently served to pay garrison costs or municipal obligations when larger territorial coinages were disrupted.

BBB#45.64 is a relatively obscure reference citation, suggesting limited surviving die documentation for this type.