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1 Thaler - Günther XLI and John Günther
| Issuer | Schwarzburg, County of |
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| Year | 1569-1571 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse lettering | GVN CO I SCW DO I AR SV E L |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large, boldly struck double-headed Imperial eagle with wings displayed, each head facing outward and surmounted by a single crown topped with an orb, the two heads united beneath a common Imperial crown. A small escutcheon bearing the Habsburg arms is affixed to the eagle's breast. The surrounding Latin legend MAXIMILIAN II D G RO IM S AV acknowledges the overlordship of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, by the grace of God, Roman Emperor, ever august, in whose name the coin derives its authority. |
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Günther XLI and John Günther ruled Schwarzburg jointly under the partitioned inheritance arrangements common to German comital houses of the sixteenth century — co-rulership thalers of this kind required both parties' consent to mint, making the series politically sensitive and administratively cumbersome. Schwarzburg's silver supply was modest compared to the great Saxon mining counties, and production runs were correspondingly short.
The 1569–1571 window corresponds to the final years before John Günther's death in 1572, after which the county passed through further subdivision.