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1/3 Thaler - Charles I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1764-1770 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Duke Karl I (Charles I) of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel facing right, wearing elaborate plate armor with ornate decoration at the shoulder and a lace cravat visible at the neck. The effigy occupies the majority of the field, with a circular Latin legend surrounding it reading CAROLUS D·G·DUX·BR·ET·LUN·. The coin border is edged with fine milled graining. A mint mark initial appears at the bottom of the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The prancing white horse of Lower Saxony leaping to the left, depicted with flowing mane and tail, above a ground line, serving as the heraldic symbol of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel principality. The circular Latin motto legend NUNQUAM RETRORSUM surrounds the horse with the date flanking the motto. Below the ground line, the denomination and fineness inscription XL·EINE FEINE MARCH is divided across two lines, followed by CONVENT·M·, and at the base the mintmaster's initials I·D·B· flank a small engraved shield bearing the fraction 1/3. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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