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1 Thaler - Philip Moritz
| Issuer | County of Hanau-Münzenberg (German States) |
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| Year | 1638 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | FERDINANDVS III D G ROM IMP SEM AVGVSTVS |
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Philip Moritz ruled Hanau-Münzenberg for just four years, from 1638 until his death in 1641, making any coinage bearing his name inherently short-lived in production. This thaler was struck at the height of the Thirty Years' War, when the County of Hanau — a Calvinist enclave surrounded by Catholic and Lutheran neighbors — had been under almost continuous military pressure since the 1620s. The town of Hanau itself had withstood a prolonged siege by Imperial forces in 1636, only relieved by a Swedish-allied army.
Davenport's attribution to ST#6690 places it within a well-documented but sparsely populated series for this count.