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1 Thaler - William Frederick Ernest
| Issuer | Schaumburg-Lippe |
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| Year | 1748 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The elaborately rendered baroque coat of arms of Schaumburg-Lippe occupies the central field, comprising a quartered shield displaying the heraldic devices of the constituent territories, including roses and a nettle leaf, supported by ornate acanthus-scroll mantling. The achievement is surmounted by multiple crested helmets from which issue a fan of lances or arrows flanked by eagle wings and a cornucopia, all in high baroque relief. The motto URENDO - CRESCIT appears in the lower portion of the legend, divided by the base of the shield, meaning 'It grows by burning.' The entire composition is enclosed within a milled border consistent with the obverse. |
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Schaumburg-Lippe was among the smallest of the German principalities, covering barely 340 square kilometers at its greatest extent, yet it maintained full monetary rights under the Holy Roman Empire and issued thalers asserting exactly that status. William Frederick Ernest ruled from 1748 until his death in 1777, making this a first-year issue — struck the same year he came to power following the death of his father, Friedrich Christian.
The Weinmeister reference places this among a tightly documented series. Very few German minor-state thalers from houses this small circulated beyond their immediate territory; most moved through local treasury transactions rather than trade.