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1 Thaler - August Glockentaler
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1643 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel facing right, clad in elaborate full plate armor with richly detailed pauldrons and gorget, holding a sword upright in his right hand and a helmet under his left arm. The figure is rendered in high relief with fine engraving of the armorial details. A continuous Latin legend in capital letters surrounds the portrait within an inner beaded border: AUGUSTUS D G DUX BRUNSVIC ET LUNEBURG, reading partially along the upper and lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALLES MIT BEDACHT ANNO 1643 |
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| Mintage | 1643 |
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