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1 Thaler - Wolfgang, Louis II, Henry XXI, Albert George and Christoph
| Issuer | County of Stolberg |
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| Year | 1545-1546 |
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| Weight | 28.65 g |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a stag standing left on a grassy mound, rendered in high relief with prominent antlers. The animal is depicted in a naturalistic style characteristic of early 16th-century German coinage. A continuous Latin legend encircles the design, incorporating the abbreviated names of the five ruling Stolberg brothers. The legend reads: WOLF·LVDOVI·HINRI·ALBER·GEOR·ET·CHRIS. |
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| Obverse lettering | WOLF·LVDOVI·HINRI·ALBER·GEOR·ET·CHRIS |
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Stolberg's mid-sixteenth century thalers are joint-issue pieces, struck in the names of all ruling co-heirs simultaneously — a direct consequence of the county's inheritance practices, which repeatedly divided and recombined the territory among male-line Stolberg descendants. The five names on this coin reflect that fractured governance, with Wolfgang, Louis II, Henry XXI, Albert George, and Christoph each holding a share of comital authority during 1545–46.
The Mansfeld-Stolberg silver district fed these issues directly; the Harz mining output of this decade was substantial enough to sustain thaler production even among smaller imperial counts.