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1/2 Thaler - Henry the younger
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1547 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1499-1814) |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Duke Heinrich IX (Henry the Younger) facing left, wearing a plumed helmet and elaborately draped armor, depicted in high relief within a beaded inner circle. The legend encircles the effigy, reading the Duke's titles in Latin abbreviation. The portrait is rendered in the robust Renaissance style characteristic of mid-16th century German coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A standing Wildman (Wilder Mann), the heraldic symbol of the House of Welf, depicted facing forward and holding a large uprooted tree trunk before him; the date is divided by the figure in the field. Two concentric marginal legends encircle the design, separated by four small shields of arms positioned at intervals around the border, all within a beaded circle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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