1 Thaler - George Frederick I

€1.00
IssuerJägerndorf, Duchy of
Year1593-1603
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler
CurrencyThaler
CompositionSilver
Weight28.71 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dav GT I#9332, Schr#1144, MB#51
Obverse descriptionHalf length figure of Georg Friedrich, cuirassed, holding mace in right hand and sword grip in left hand.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering*MO∗NO·ARG∗GEOR∗F∗MAR∗BRAN∗Ƶ∗SL∗DV
(Translation: Moneta Nova Argentea Georgii Friedrici Marchionis Brangenburgici et Silesiae Ducis (New silver coin of Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Brangenburg and Duke of Silesia))
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of the Teutonic Order (cross fleury formed of four pillars with eagle on escutcheon in the center). In the four quarters of the cross, the coat of arms of Georg Friedrich split on German escutcheons, clockwise: quartered sable and argent Hohenzollern arms, crowned rampant lion of Ansbach, Griffin of Pomerania, Red Eagle of Brandenburg
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSI∗DEVS∗PRONOBIS:QVIS:CONTRA∗NOS1594
(Translation: Si Deus Pro Nobis Quis Contra Nos? (If God is with us, who is against us?))
Edge
Mint
Mintage1593 (b) - -
ND (1593-1603) (b) - -
1594 (b) - -
1595 (b) - -
1596 (b) - -
1598 (b) - -
1599 (b) - -
1600 (b) - -
Catalog ID9406795820
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