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1 Thaler - Rudolph August Conquest of Brunswick
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1671 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Duke Rudolph August facing left, wearing a long flowing wig with elaborate curls. The effigy is rendered in high relief in the late Baroque style. The surrounding legend reads D·G·RUDOLPH·AUGUSTUS·DUX·B·ET·L· in raised Latin lettering along the inner border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This thaler commemorates the military siege and capitulation of the city of Brunswick in 1671, when Duke Rudolph August — with support from neighboring Hanoverian and other Guelph forces — compelled the city to abandon its centuries-old status as a free imperial city and submit to ducal authority. Brunswick had maintained de facto independence from its nominal overlords for generations, a friction that Rudolph August resolved decisively through force rather than negotiation.
The Dav. ST designation places this among the so-called "Stadt-Thalers," issues tied to specific political or military events rather than routine ducal production. Welter 1837 distinguishes this as the first die variant of the type.