5 Thalers - George Harz - Ausbeute - Löser

Issuer Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg
Year 1638
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Thalers
Currency Thaler
Composition Silver
Weight 145.64 g
Diameter 87 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#26, Dav BrSL#141, Müseler#10.4.1/28
Obverse description Duke, bareheaded armored and holding staff in right hand, on horseback riding left. Baroque frame above, and mining landscape below. Value punched in field below horse.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering VON GOTTES GNADEN GEORG HERTZOG ZU BRAUNSVEIG UND LUNÆB ✽
(Translation: By God`s grace, George Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg)
Reverse description Helmeted 12-fold arms, supported by two wildmen, date in Roman numerals. Mintmaster`s initials at top.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering HS ❀ AUF GOTT TRAW ICH ❀ ANNO MDCXXXVIII ❀ IH
(Translation: In God I trust.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage 1638 - MDCXXXVIII -
Numisquare ID 9291948390
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