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⅔ Thaler - George William
| Issuer | County of Leiningen-Westerburg |
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| Year | 1677 |
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| Value | ⅔ Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Quartered heraldic shield of the County of Leiningen-Westerburg, surmounted by a crowned helmet with elaborate mantling rendered in high relief. The multi-quartered coat of arms displays the various dynastic bearings of the Leiningen-Westerburg family, including eagles, crosses, and checky fields arranged in four quarters. Flanking the central shield are two palm or feather-like ornamental sprays. The circular Latin legend with asterisk stops reads the devotional motto, with the date 1677 incorporated into the left field. |
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Leiningen-Westerburg was a fragmented imperial county in the Rhenish Palatinate, and by 1677 its ruling house had been subdivided enough times that its coinage carried more dynastic symbolism than economic weight. The ⅔ Thaler — essentially the German equivalent of the Dutch gulden — became a dominant denomination across the Holy Roman Empire following the currency chaos of the Thirty Years' War, as territorial lords scrambled to issue tradeable silver in a format recognized across state lines.
George William's issues are scarce survivors. Leiningen-Westerburg's small population and limited mint activity kept production figures low, and the county's absorption into larger political structures in subsequent generations did little to preserve archival mint records.