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½ Thaler - Frederick William
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Prussia Mint |
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| Year | 1643-1647 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1618-1701) |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately decorated multi-quartered coat of arms comprising eleven fields arranged in a grid, with a central escutcheon bearing the Hohenzollern arms. The individual quarters display the heraldic devices of the various territories under Hohenzollern rule, including eagles, lions, griffins, and other charges rendered in fine detail. The mint date appears in the upper portion of the field, and the mint-master's initials are present within the composition. A continuous Latin legend encircles the entire armorial design. |
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| Mintage | 1643 1644 1647 CT |
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Frederick William — the future "Great Elector" — was still consolidating authority over Brandenburg-Prussia during these years, navigating the final chaotic phase of the Thirty Years' War while simultaneously fending off Swedish territorial ambitions in Pomerania. The electoral mint was under considerable pressure: war had disrupted silver supply chains from Silesia, and output was irregular across the issue's four-year span. KM#211 pieces struck in 1643 and those from 1646–47 show measurable die differences that specialists attribute to at least two distinct working periods.