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1 Thaler - Albert Anthony Death of Emilie
| Issuer | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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| Year | 1670 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1621-1709) |
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| Obverse description | Two large conjoined crowned heraldic shields displaying the quartered arms of Schwarzburg and Rudolstadt, surmounted by a single elaborate princely crown, set within an ornamental cartouche. Below the shields, a ribbon scroll bears the personal motto SYMB AVF DICH HERR TRAV ICH. The circumferential legend records the birth and death details of Countess Emilia, born 15 June 1614 at Oldenburg-Delmenhorst and died 4 December 1670 at Leutenberg, aged 56 and a half years. The legend runs continuously around the coin in well-spaced Latin lettering within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Central devotional composition featuring a Latin cross inscribed IESVS, flanked by radiating sunbursts and surmounted by a heart at its apex, rising from a large heart at the base bearing an eye motif, symbolising faith and divine watchfulness. Flanking the cross are leafy olive or palm branches; to the left, a dove perches on a branch, and to the right, a crowned anchor appears, alluding to hope and Christian steadfastness. The words SVB CRUCE are inscribed in the field. The circumferential legend in Latin honours the memory and glory of the most beloved mother, identifying Count Albert Anthony as the issuer of this filial memorial piece, within a beaded border. |
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Emilie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt died in 1670 at age 76, having outlived her husband Ludwig Günther I by nearly three decades. Her death prompted this memorial thaler — a genre the German states practiced with particular devotion throughout the seventeenth century, commissioning dedicated issues to mark the passing of ruling family members as both dynastic record and public mourning instrument. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was among the smaller Thuringian counties, and its output of such memorial pieces is correspondingly limited.
Fischer Sc#501 is the standard reference for this specific death thaler within the Schwarzburg series.