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1 Thaler - Gustav II Adolphus Death, Swedish occupation

Issuer City of Osnabrück
Year 1633
Type Commemorative circulation coin
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Reverse description Central field bears a five-line German text inscription within a dotted inner circle, reading IOHAN IO / EIN GV·TER·HIRT / LESSET·SEIN / LEBEN·F·DIE / SCHAFFE, a biblical reference to John 10 (the Good Shepherd), surmounted by a large royal crown. The date 1633 appears at the top of the inner circle beneath the crown. The outer circular legend in German reads GOTT·LESSET·SEIN·LEBEN·FÜR·DIE·EVANGELISCHE·RELIGION, commemorating the king's sacrifice for the Protestant faith, with the mint name OSNABRV visible at the base of the inner circle.
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Mint Osnabrück Mint
Mintage 1633
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