1/2 Thaler - Josef Wenzel I

Aversbeschreibung	Draped bust of Josef Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, facing right, with long flowing curled wig and lace cravat at the truncation. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine baroque detail. The circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy near the beaded border, reading IOS·WENC·D·G·S·R·I·PR·& GUB·DOM·DE LIECHTENSTEIN·, identifying the ruler by his titles as Prince and Governor of the House of Liechtenstein.
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Auflage	1758 - - 900
Zusätzliche Informationen	Josef Wenzel I served as field marshal under Habsburg command and spent much of his tenure as reigning prince outside Liechtenstein entirely, directing Austrian artillery campaigns across Europe. The 1758 date places this coin squarely within the Seven Years' War, during which Josef Wenzel distinguished himself at the siege of Schweidnitz. Coins of his reign are scarce precisely because Liechtenstein's monetary output was never substantial — the principality's tiny size made large-scale minting economically pointless. C#1 designation confirms this is the primary reference type, but survivors in any collectible grade are infrequently encountered at auction.