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2 Schillings - John
| Issuer | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1618-1619 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Five-fold composite shield of arms with a central escutcheon, displaying the quarterings of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, arranged within a shaped heraldic cartouche. The surrounding legend in Latin script bears the titles and name of Duke Johann. The coin exhibits a beaded inner border typical of hammered coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse description | A large ornate interlaced monogram 'DS' (Dux Sonderburg) prominently centered within a beaded inner circle, surmounted by a small imperial orb above. The surrounding legend in Latin script continues the ducal titles from the obverse, with the date of issue incorporated within the legend. The overall design is characteristic of North German hammered Schilling coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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The Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was itself a subdivision of an already subdivided territory — the result of the 1564 partition of Schleswig-Holstein among the sons of Christian III of Denmark, and then further split again in 1622. John (Johann) ruled the Sonderburg line from 1582 until his death in 1622, presiding over a minor court with limited fiscal resources. Small silver issues like this one funded the duchy's day-to-day obligations during the opening years of the Thirty Years' War, which began in 1618 — the same window this piece was struck.