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1 Goldgulden - Charles Günther, Louis Günther, Albert Günther, Günther XLII, Anthony Henry, John Günther II and Christian Günther
| Issuer | Schwarzburg, County of |
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| Year | 1611-1618 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse lettering | MONE. AVRE COM(I) IN. SCHWARTZ. ET. HON. |
| Reverse description | A small shield bearing the Schwarzburg arms is superimposed at the center of a cross with lily-form terminals at the right, bottom, and left arms, and an imperial orb at the terminus of the upper arm. Four small heraldic shields occupy the angles of the cross, each bearing distinct arms of the associated territories. The Latin legend encircling the design references the lords of Arnstadt, Sondershausen, Leutenberg, Lohra, and Clettenberg within a beaded border. |
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Schwarzburg's joint coinage issues of the early seventeenth century reflect the county's persistent practice of partible inheritance, which repeatedly fractured the territory among multiple male heirs simultaneously. Seven co-rulers on a single goldgulden is not administrative tidiness — it is the visible record of a dynasty that refused consolidation. The Schwarzburg lines would not formally divide into Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen until 1642, meaning this coin was struck during precisely the period when the question of partition was unresolved and politically fraught.
Production fell within the Kipper und Wipper crisis years, when debasement swept through the smaller German states with particular ferocity. Gold issues from minor counties during this window are accordingly scarce in any grade.