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1 Thaler - Charles Wolfgang, Louis XV and Martin
| Issuer | County of Oettingen |
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| Year | 1538-1543 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered arms of the County of Oettingen, featuring a saltire (crossed) design with divided heraldic quarters, the date 1541 inscribed below the shield. The achievement is surmounted by an elaborate crested helm adorned with exuberant Renaissance foliate mantling and a lion passant as crest. The circumferential legend, separated from the central device by a beaded inner border, names the three co-ruling counts of Oettingen. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charles Wolfgang, Louis XV, and Martin ruled Oettingen jointly as co-counts, a fractious arrangement that characterized the tiny Swabian county throughout the sixteenth century. This thaler was struck during a window when all three were simultaneously recognized as co-rulers — a situation that required negotiation not just politically but physically on the die, cramming three comital titles onto a single coin. Oettingen's minting rights derived from imperial privilege, but the county's output was always modest, and joint-reign pieces compressed into so short a span are correspondingly scarce.