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1 Groschen - John George II
| Issuer | Mansfeld-Eisleben, County of |
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| Year | 1558-1579 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Three shields of arms arranged two above one within a beaded inner circle: the upper-left shield bears a displayed eagle, the upper-right bears the barry arms of Mansfeld, and the lower central shield bears a smaller eagle. The composition is set within a beaded inner circle. A Latin legend encircles the design in the outer field, reading the abbreviated names of the joint rulers Johann Georg, Peter Ernst, and Christoph. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John George II ruled Mansfeld-Eisleben during a period when the county's silver output was in serious decline — the mines that had made Mansfeld one of the most productive copper and silver districts in the Holy Roman Empire were becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to work. The counts were borrowing heavily against future production, and small silver coinage of this type circulated under genuine fiscal strain.
The twenty-one year span across this issue suggests multiple die marriages and almost certainly more than one mint master.