1 Thaler - Volkmar Wolfgang St. Andreas Ausbeute

The Hohnstein thalers of this period were Ausbeute issues — coins struck directly from the yield of a specific mine, in this case the St. Andreas working. Ausbeute coinage served as a form of mining dividend made tangible, presented to investors and court officials as proof of productivity. Count Volkmar Wolfgang ruled Hohnstein from 1572 until his death in 1580, making this a short series by definition, and the county itself was absorbed into the Electorate of Saxony shortly after — which curtailed any continuation of the type.

Müseler's reference remains the authoritative catalog for German mining coinage, and his number 31/65 places this squarely among the rarer provincial Ausbeute issues of the Lower Saxon Circle.