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1 Thaler - Ernest August
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg |
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| Year | 1692 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Ernest August, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, facing right, with long flowing curled wig in the late Baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with elaborate armored pauldron and ornamental mantle visible at the shoulder and truncation. The encircling Latin legend is separated from the inner field by a beaded border, with the mintmaster initials HB appearing in the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | ERN AUGUST D G EP O D B ET LUN 1695 HB |
| Reverse description | Elaborately quartered coat of arms of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, surmounted by multiple helmets with crowns and heraldic crests including lions, a horse, and floral ornaments arranged in the Baroque manner. The central escutcheon displays the quartered arms of Brunswick, Lüneburg, Westphalia, and related territories. The mintmaster initials H and B appear flanking the shield, and the date in Roman numerals MDCXCII is incorporated within the encircling Latin motto legend. |
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