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1 Thaler - Melchior of Hatzfeldt-Gleichen
| Issuer | County of Hatzfeld |
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| Year | 1666 |
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| Weight | 28.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Count Melchior of Hatzfeldt-Gleichen facing right, wearing a gorget and elaborately articulated plate armor with sash, his hair rendered in flowing curls. The effigy occupies the central field with considerable relief. A Latin legend runs along the outer border between a beaded inner circle and a milled rim, reading: P MELCH HATFELD COM GLEICH DI CRO / FERD II D G ROM IMP SA. |
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| Reverse description | The Virgin Mary, crowned with a halo of stars, is depicted seated on clouds and facing slightly left, holding the Christ Child before her with both arms; the radiant Christ Child is shown with a nimbus. Beneath the figures, the Hatzfeldt arms — a shield bearing a lion — are displayed flanked by ornamental scrollwork. A Latin devotional legend runs along the outer border between a beaded circle and milled rim: ET DEXTERAE MEAE AUXILIATRIX SPES CONSILIORUM. |
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| Mintage | 1666: ND (1666) |
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