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1 Thaler - William IV
| Issuer | Hesse-Cassel |
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| Year | 1592 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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William IV of Hesse-Cassel — "the Wise" — was one of the most scientifically accomplished rulers of the sixteenth century, operating a purpose-built observatory at Kassel that predated Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg work in sophistication of record-keeping. His court attracted astronomers and instrument-makers from across the Holy Roman Empire. The 1592 date places this thaler among the final issues of his reign; William died the following year.
Hesse-Cassel thalers of this period drew silver primarily from the Richelsdorf mines in the northern Hessian uplands.