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| Issuer | Waldeck, County of |
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| Year | 1608 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted coat of arms of the County of Waldeck, featuring a star-charged shield with curved sides and a pointed base, set upon a broad mantled helmet displayed in full face. The ensemble is contained within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, in Latin, identifies the joint rulers: CHRIS • WOLR • FRA • CO • IN • WAL•D (Christian and Wolrad, Brothers, Counts in Waldeck). |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned imperial orb bearing the value numeral III is superimposed upon the breast of a displayed double-headed imperial eagle, each head adorned with a nimbus (halo). Individual thin rays radiate outward from the plumage, lending a decorative quality to the design. The whole is set within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend in Latin references Emperor Rudolf II: RVD ` II ` D ` G • R ` IM ` S ` AVGVSTI (Rudolph II, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, always Augustus). |
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