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1 Thaler - Christian William of Brandenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1624 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#96, Schr#444, Dav CCT#5488 |
| Obverse description | Armored bust of Christian William of Brandenburg facing right, wearing a ruff collar and elaborately decorated plate armor with a sash, his hair falling loosely to the neck. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Germanic Baroque style, occupying the central field within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend in Latin reads CHRIS·WILH·D·GR·POSTVL·ADMI·ARCH·MAGD:, identifying the sitter as Christian Wilhelm, by the Grace of God Postulated Administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRIS·WILH·D·GR·POSTVL·ADMI·ARCH·MAGD: (Translation: Cristianus Wilhelmus Dei Gratia Postulatus Administrator Archi Episcopus Magdeburgensis Christian Wilhelm, by the Grace of God, Postulated administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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