1 Thaler 1623-1624 front 1 Thaler 1623-1624 back
1 Thaler 1623-1624 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

1 Thaler

 
Silver - -
Description
Issuer
Free city of Augsburg (German States)
Period
Free city (1276-1803)
Emperor
Ferdinand II (1619-1637)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1623-1624
Value
1 Thaler
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#212773
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Half-length figure turned 3/4 to left above eagle with spread wings, titles of Ferdinand II.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP:CAES:FERD:II.P.F . .GER.HVN.BOH.REX.

Comment

Dav CT# 5011: (imaged)

Dav CT# 5011A: obv without three heads of wheat, rev legend ends in REX✿

Dav CT# 5011B: rev legend  ✿PF. , GER. , and REX.✿

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Thaler coin from the Free City of Augsburg (German States) made of Silver is that it features the image of the city's patron saint, St. Anne, on the obverse (front side), which was a common motif on coins from this region during the 17th century.