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1 Thaler - Ernest III
| Issuer | Holstein-Schaumburg-Pinneberg, County of |
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| Year | 1610 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central quartered shield of arms bearing the dynastic emblems of Holstein-Schaumburg-Pinneberg, with a smaller inescutcheon at the fess point, the whole surmounted by three elaborate crested helmets with rich mantling and foliate decorative elements. The shield is flanked by ornate scrollwork and acanthus-style cartouche work in the field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the composition, interrupted by the date 1610, recording the titles and name of the issuing count. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ernest III ruled Schaumburg-Pinneberg through a period of dynastic anxiety — the male line was visibly failing, and the county would pass out of direct succession entirely within two decades of this coin's striking. The 1610 Thaler was produced knowing the end was near. When Ernest died in 1622, the county fell to his son-in-law Philip II of Lippe, collapsing the independent Schaumburg-Pinneberg line for good.
The Davenport EC II attribution places this among the well-documented north German Thaler series, but Schaumburg-Pinneberg issues see comparatively little specialist attention despite their historical weight as terminal-dynasty pieces.