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1 Thaler - Joachim Frederick of Brandenburg
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1579 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Joachim Frederick of Brandenburg facing right, the date divided on either side of the figure. The legend, commencing with a small imperial orb, runs along the periphery in Latin script. The portrait displays finely rendered plate armor in the Renaissance style typical of late 16th-century German thalers. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately quartered shield displaying the sixteen-fold arms of Joachim Frederick as Administrator of Magdeburg, with the central escutcheon bearing the Magdeburg arms of a silver bishop's staff on sable. Three ornate helmets with mantling and crests rise above the shield, flanked by decorative scrollwork. The peripheral legend in Latin script records the administrator's dignitary titles. The heraldic composition is characteristic of high-quality late Renaissance German coinage. |
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