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1/4 Thaler - John Albert II
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1622 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Armored and draped bust of John Albert II facing half right, wearing a ruffled collar, set within a beaded inner circle. The effigy displays finely engraved plate armor with detailed strapping. A Latin legend surrounds the portrait in the outer field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John Albert II ruled Mecklenburg-Güstrow during one of the most financially destructive periods in German history — the opening years of the Thirty Years' War, when coinage across the Empire was being systematically debased under the Kipper und Wipper crisis. Small fractional silver issues of exactly this period and region are frequently suspect for alloy manipulation, though Mecklenburg's ducal mint maintained comparatively better standards than many neighboring territories. Kunzel 449a distinguishes this die pairing from closely related variants in the same emission.