½ Thaler 1546 front ½ Thaler 1546 back
½ Thaler 1546 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

½ Thaler

1546 year
Silver 14.24 g -
Description
Issuer
City of Lüneburg (German States)
Period
Free city
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1546
Value
½ Thaler
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Silver
Weight
14.24 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#309996
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Waxing moon (face to left) in circle, date in legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VISITAVIT + NOS + ORIENS + EX + ALTO +.

Interesting fact

The ½ Thaler coin from the City of Lüneburg (German States) made of Silver weighing 14.24g has an interesting fact that it was minted during the reign of Duke Ernest the Confessor, who was a prominent figure in the German Renaissance and a supporter of the Protestant Reformation.