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1 Thaler - Christian William of Brandenburg
| Issuer | Magdeburg, Archbishopric of |
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| Year | 1613 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate quartered heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and the Brandenburg territories, surmounted by two ornate crested helmets with mantling. The date 16-13 is divided by the helmets above the shield. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition within a beaded border, reading PRO LEGE ET GREGE. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Christian William of Brandenburg was appointed Administrator of Magdeburg in 1598 — a Protestant holding a nominally Catholic see, a compromise arrangement that satisfied no one and ultimately contributed to the archbishopric becoming one of the first major flashpoints of the Thirty Years' War. He would eventually side openly with the Swedes, be captured by imperial forces, and die in 1665 having never recovered his seat. This 1613 thaler predates that catastrophe by five years, struck when his position was still tenable and the archbishopric's mint was functioning with some regularity.