1 Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels 1641 front 1 Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels 1641 back
1 Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels 1641 photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

1 Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels

1641 year
Silver - -
Description
Issuer
Archbishopric of Magdeburg (German States)
Administrator
Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels (August von Sachsen-Weißenfels) (1638-1680)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1641
Value
1 Thaler
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#229566
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Helmeted arms, mintmasters initials PS to left and Zainhaken symbol to the right.

Script: Latin

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Thaler coin from August of Sachsen-Weissenfels in 1641 is that it features an image of the Archbishop of Magdeburg, who was a powerful religious leader in the German States at the time. The coin's design highlights the close relationship between the church and the state during this period in history.