1 Thaler

By 1660, Lübeck had long passed its peak as the dominant force in the Hanseatic League — the confederation that had once controlled Baltic trade was effectively defunct, formally dissolved just two years earlier in 1669's preliminary collapse. The city still jealously guarded its minting rights as a mark of imperial free city status, and thalers of this period were as much a political statement of continued autonomy as they were commercial instruments.

The Davenport reference places this among a well-documented run, but survivors in problem-free silver remain scarce given Lübeck's relatively modest output compared to the great Saxon or Brandenburg mints.