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1 Thaler - Philip Christopher of Sötern Changing the Name of Udenheim to Phillipsburg
| Issuer | Bishopric of Speyer |
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| Year | 1623 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | PHILIPP CHRIST D G EP SPIR PRÆP WEISENB |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Philip Christopher von Sötern renamed the fortified town of Udenheim "Philippsburg" in 1623 and immediately commissioned this thaler to commemorate the act — a deliberate piece of political self-promotion struck at a moment when the Thirty Years' War was reshaping every border and allegiance in the Rhineland. The renaming wasn't mere vanity; Philippsburg was being developed as a key military stronghold, and the town would change hands repeatedly over the following decades, eventually becoming one of the most contested fortresses in western Germany.
Von Sötern himself later allied with France against the Emperor, was arrested for treason in 1635, and spent years in Habsburg captivity. This thaler precedes all of that by a decade of relative confidence.