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1 Thaler - Reinhard II of Buchholz
| Issuer | Corvey, Abbey of |
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| Year | 1558 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts Saint Stephen, patron saint of Corvey Abbey, standing facing in full figure wearing ecclesiastical robes, holding a palm frond in his right hand and a book in his left, with a small eagle displayed above his head. To his left and right are two heraldic shields, and a lion couchant appears beneath his feet. The circumferential legend reads RENVERVS D G ABBAS CORBIE CI HOx in Latin capital letters, separated by pellets, within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Reinhard II von Westphalen ruled as Prince-Abbot of Corvey from 1547 until his death in 1585, presiding over the abbey during one of its most politically precarious stretches — the Reformation had already stripped Corvey of significant landholdings and monastic revenues, and the secular nobility was pressing hard on what remained of its territorial authority. Minting a thaler was as much a jurisdictional statement as a financial instrument; imperial minting rights required defending.
Corvey's thaler coinage of this period is sparse. The Weingärtner reference distinguishes multiple die variants for the 1558 type, with 65e among the scarcer documented marriages.