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1/2 Thaler - Albert VIII, Günther XLII, Anthony Henry, John Günther II and Christian Günther I
| Issuer | Schwarzburg, County of |
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| Year | 1605-1608 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse lettering | LVD. GVN. ALBV. GVN. COM. I. SCHWAR. E. HONS. |
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| Mintage | 1605 - - 1606 - - 1608 - - |
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Schwarzburg was jointly administered by collateral lines of the ruling family throughout the early seventeenth century, and this half thaler reflects exactly that — five co-regents whose names appear together on a single issue as a matter of dynastic obligation, not political unity. The county's coinage rights were a recurring source of friction with neighboring territories and the Imperial Circle administration during this period.
The 1605–1608 span corresponds closely to the county's division into Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, lines that would formalize separately in subsequent decades.