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1/4 Thaler - Julius 1/4 Lichttaler
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1584-1588 |
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| Weight | 6.9 g |
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| Obverse description | Six-fold quartered coat of arms of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel occupying the central field, displaying the heraldic devices of his various territories including lions and an eagle. The shield is set against a plain field within an inner beaded border. A Latin titulary legend encircles the arms, reading from the upper right and proceeding clockwise around the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | MG IVLIVS D G D BR E LG |
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Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, introduced the Lichttaler series as part of a broader monetary reform aimed at standardizing silver coinage across his territories in the 1570s and 1580s. The denomination name derives from the candelabra or lamp imagery associated with the duke's personal motto — a deliberate confessional statement during a period of intense Lutheran consolidation in Lower Saxony. Julius had converted the duchy to Lutheranism in 1568 and used his coinage actively as a medium of religious and political messaging.
Welter 592 is among the more frequently encountered fractions of this series, though surviving pieces with full, unscuffed surfaces are not.