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1 Thaler - Wolfgang II
| Issuer | Barby, County of |
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| Year | 1615 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ZV. GOTT ALLEIN DIE. HOFF NVNG. MEIN. TRAV. SCHAV .WEHM. |
| Reverse description | A quartered Spanish-style heraldic shield displaying the four-fold arms of the County of Barby and Mühlingen, set within an elaborate baroque cartouche frame. Two ornate crested helmets rise above the shield, with the mintmaster's initials placed between the crests. The date 1615 is divided into two parts: the digits 1 and 6 appear to either side of the helmets above, while 1 and 5 flank the base of the escutcheon below. The encircling legend names the issuing count in Latin. |
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Wolfgang II ruled Barby as its last significant count before the county's absorption into Brandenburg-Prussia — a trajectory already visible by 1615, when the dynasty's extinction was less than two decades away. Thalers of this county are genuinely rare; Barby was a small Saxon territory with no permanent mint of its own, meaning issues like this were struck on contract, typically at neighboring facilities, and in limited quantities tied directly to specific political or financial needs rather than ongoing production runs.