© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
3 Thalers - John Frederick Death
1679 year| Silver | 83.7 g | 78 mm |
| Issuer | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg (German States) |
|---|---|
| Prince | John Frederick (Johann Friedrich) (1665-1679) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1679 |
| Value | 3 Thalers |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 83.7 g |
| Diameter | 78 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#339592 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
21-line inscription
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NASCITUR
IN HERTZBERG ANNO
MDCXXV XXV APRIL
POTITUR RERUM IN VITVS DU
CATIBUS CALENBERG GRUBENHAG
ET TERRA GOTTING ANNO
MDCLXV
PRINCEPS SAPIENS MAGNANIMUS FORTIS
AC PROIN DE
BELLANTIBUS INTER SECUNTIS EUROPÆ
REGIBUS
IN MAXIMA RERUM ASPERITATE AC
DURITIE
IPSE SOLUS SAXONICÆ QUIETIS
STATOR
FELICISSIMUS ACVERE GLORIOSUS
OBIIT
AUGUSTÆ VINDELICORNUN IN
ITINERE ITALICO
AD XIIX DECEMBRIS
ANNI MDCLXXIX
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the death of John Frederick, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg, who passed away in 1679. The coin's design features an image of the duke on the obverse side, along with an inscription that reads "JOHANN FRIEDRICH HERZOG ZU BRUNSWICK LÜNEBURG" (John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg). The reverse side of the coin features an image of a crowned shield with the coat of arms of the Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg family, surrounded by an oak wreath. The coin's silver content and weight of 83.7 grams make it a valuable and collectible item for numismatists and history enthusiasts.
