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1/4 Thaler - Anthony Günter In the name of Ferdinand II
| Issuer | County of Oldenburg |
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| Year | 1619-1622 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ANT. GVN. CO. OL. E. D. D. IN. IE. E. K (Translation: Anton Gunther Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst, Lord in Jever and Kniphausen) |
| Reverse description | Central field features a displayed double-headed imperial eagle, each head surmounted by a separate crown and the whole ensigned by a large imperial crown above, with a small orb on the breast between the two heads, all rendered in the bold hammered style characteristic of early seventeenth-century German coinage. The eagle's wings are spread and its talons are visible at the base of the design. A circular Latin legend reading in the name of Emperor Ferdinand II runs along the periphery, separated from the eagle by a beaded inner border. |
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Ferdinand II became Holy Roman Emperor in 1619, the same year this coin's production began — and within months, the Bohemian crisis had exploded into what would become the Thirty Years' War. Coins struck in the emperor's name by subordinate territories like Oldenburg during these early years reflect the political obligation of smaller counts to demonstrate loyalty through coinage, particularly as Ferdinand consolidated authority against Protestant opposition.
Anthony Günter ruled Oldenburg for an exceptionally long 55 years, from 1603 to 1667, and was a skilled political survivor who managed to keep the county largely clear of the war's worst devastations.