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1/2 Thaler - Gebhard VII, John George I and Peter Ernest I
| Issuer | Mansfeld-Schraplau, County of |
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| Year | 1556-1558 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Saint George depicted on horseback in dynamic pose, thrusting a lance downward to slay the dragon prostrate beneath the horse's hooves. The equestrian figure is rendered in high relief in the Germanic hammered style typical of mid-16th century thaler coinage. The circular legend surrounding the central device bears the abbreviated names of the three co-ruling counts. The field is occupied almost entirely by the boldly engraved group, with the legend distributed evenly around the beaded inner border. |
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| Mintage | 1556 - Reported but not confirmed - 1557 - - 1557 - (15)57 - 1558 - (15)58 - |
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Mansfeld's silver output in the 1550s was inseparable from its copper mines — among the most productive in the Holy Roman Empire — which funded the county's ambitions and its perpetual dynastic quarrels simultaneously. This joint issue names three counts ruling concurrently under the partitioned inheritance system that fragmented Mansfeld authority across multiple lines throughout the sixteenth century. Gebhard VII, John George I, and Peter Ernest I represented the Schraplau partition specifically.
The Tornau reference numbers 932 through 934 indicate at least four documented die varieties across this three-year span, suggesting consistent but not high-volume production.