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1 Thaler "Pestthaler"
| Issuer | Counts of Schlick (Kingdom of Bohemia) |
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| Year | 1528 |
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| Weight | 29.6 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Brazen Serpent mounted on a pole occupies the central field, with the date 1528 inscribed above. Devotees are shown gathered around the serpent in attitudes of supplication and prayer, while the bodies of plague victims lie prostrate below, evoking the biblical narrative of Numbers 21:8. An Early New High German legend spirals inward from the outer border, quoting the divine command to Moses. The overall composition presents a stark typological allegory connecting the plague of serpents with redemption through faith, rendered in the expressive German Renaissance medallic style associated with the Joachimsthal mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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