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48 Kreuzers - Henry Wenceslaus and Charles Frederick I
| Issuer | Duchy of Münsterberg-Oels (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1621 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned baroque shield bearing a quartered coat of arms with a central escutcheon of Münsterberg, set within an elaborate baroque cartouche frame. The surrounding legend identifies the two co-ruling dukes. The design is executed in the ornate Renaissance-Baroque style typical of Silesian coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | D. G. HEIN. WEN. ET. CAR. FRID. FRAT. |
| Reverse description | The Silesian eagle displayed, with spread wings and detailed feathering, contained within a beaded inner circle. The circumferential legend reads around the eagle, with the date 1621 appearing in the upper margin and the denomination numeral 48 positioned at the bottom of the field below the eagle, denoting the coin's value of 48 Kreuzer. The reverse legend identifies the duchy and the county of Glatz. |
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