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1 Mark - Anthony Günther
| Issuer | Oldenburg, County of |
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| Year | 1614-1622 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged in a triangular composition, two crossing diagonally in the upper field with a crown surmounting their intersection, and a third shield below bearing a rampant lion. The upper-left shield displays barry (horizontal bars), the upper-right shield bears a cross, and the lower shield features the Oldenburg lion. The entire central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin titular legend of Count Anton Günther running continuously around the outer field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Anthony Günther ruled Oldenburg from 1603 until his death in 1667, the last count of the main Oldenburg line. These marks were struck during the opening phase of the Thirty Years' War, when the Lower Saxon Circle was under mounting pressure to choose sides. Oldenburg threaded a careful path of neutrality, and the county's silver coinage continued with relative consistency while much of northern Germany descended into monetary chaos and emergency issues.
Davenport's SG#720 classification places this within the broader Guldengroschen tradition that had governed north German silver denomination structures since the sixteenth century.