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1 Thaler - Wolfgang William
| Issuer | Palatinate-Neuburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1626 |
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| Value | 1 Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Elaborately quartered and subdivided coat of arms of the Palatinate-Neuburg territories, surmounted by a large electoral crown with ornate mantling, all within a beaded inner circle. The complex shield incorporates the Bavarian lozengy, the Palatinate lion, the Jülich lion, the Berg lion, the Cleves shield, and additional subsidiary quarterings. The date 1626 appears in the legend above, flanked by the continuation of the ruler's titles: CO · VELD · SPON · MAR · RA · ET · MORS · D · IN · RA, all rendered in Latin capitals. |
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Wolfgang Wilhelm converted from Lutheranism to Catholicism in 1613 — a calculated move to secure his claim to the Jülich-Cleves succession crisis, one of the more consequential territorial disputes preceding the Thirty Years' War. The conversion worked. He gained Jülich and Berg, and Palatinate-Neuburg shifted permanently into the Catholic camp at precisely the moment confessional allegiance was determining who would survive the coming war.
By 1626 the war was two years from its Danish phase and Neuburg was navigating carefully. Davenport ST#7168 places this issue within a tightly documented taler sequence for the duchy; Noss remains the authoritative reference for Neuburg coinage and classifies this under the Be#352 die pairing.