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1 Thaler - August
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1647-1650 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Duke August the Younger facing left, depicted in three-quarter profile wearing elaborately articulated plate armor with tassets visible at the lower edge; the figure holds a sword upright in the right hand. A circular Latin legend surrounds the portrait within the coin's rim, reading AUGUSTUS HERTZOG ZU BRAUNSLUN (or similar). The overall style reflects early 17th-century Germanic portraiture with strong relief and fine engraving of the armor's surface details. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Centrally placed quartered heraldic shield displaying the complex arms of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, surmounted by multiple ornate crested helmets with mantling; the helmets are elaborately worked in high relief with scrolling lambrequins. A circular Latin legend surrounds the arms, incorporating the duke's titles and the date. The composition is characteristic of German Baroque heraldic coinage of the mid-17th century, with a densely detailed and symmetrical arrangement of charges within the quarterly shield. |
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