1 Thaler - Anthony Günter

Anthony Günter ruled Oldenburg for an extraordinary 66 years, from 1603 until his death in 1667 — one of the longest reigns of any German territorial count. This thaler, struck in his accession year, predates by decades the extinction of the male Oldenburg line he spent much of his life trying to prevent through marriage negotiations. He died without legitimate heirs, and the county passed to Denmark under the terms settled at his death.