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1 Guldengroschen 'Joachimsthaler'
| Issuer | Schlick, Counts of |
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| Year | 1527-1528 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a boldly struck rampant lion to the sinister, the Bohemian royal lion with a double tail, set within a plain inner circle. The lion is depicted with fine detail in the mane, claws, and double tail, characteristic of early Habsburg Bohemian coinage. A circular Latin legend in Gothic lettering surrounds the design, reading FERDINANDVS: D: G: REX: BOEMIE, acknowledging Ferdinand I as King of Bohemia by the grace of God, affirming the royal authority under which the Schlick counts were licensed to strike these thalers at Joachimsthal. |
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| Reverse lettering | FERDINANDVS: D: G: REX: BOEMIE |
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The Schlick family began striking these large silver coins at their mines in the Joachimsthal valley of Bohemia from 1519, and the type spread so aggressively through European trade that "thaler" — corrupted from "Joachimsthaler" — became the generic term for a large silver coin across the continent. The word eventually crossed the Atlantic: "dollar" is its direct descendant.
By the 1527–1528 striking period, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was already moving to curtail the Schlicks' independent minting rights. The family lost them entirely in 1528, making this among the final issues struck under their authority before the Joachimsthal mint passed to Habsburgs control.