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2 Thalers - George Death
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORG D G DVX BRVNS ET LVN CIRC SAXON INFER GENERAL |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely epigraphic design with no pictorial elements, filled with nine lines of bold Latin capital text recording the biographical details of Duke Georg. The inscription states his date of birth (17 February 1582), date of death (2 April 1641, at the seventh evening hour), the liberation of the fatherland after five years and two months, and his total lifespan of 59 years, one month, and thirteen days. The eulogy concludes with the honorific epithets HEROS PIVS FELIX VICTOR TRIVMPHATOR, flanked by decorative flourishes, with the mint mark H·S for Zellerfeld at the base within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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