1 Thaler - George William Death
Features
| Issuer |
State of Brandenburg-Prussia
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Margrave |
George William (Georg Wilhelm) (1619-1640)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1640 |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1618-1701) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 28.52 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 425307 |
| References | KM# 178 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). John Stewart Davenport; 1976. German Secular Talers 1600-1700. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. |
Commemorative issue
Death of George William
Obverse
Facing bust with legend below surrounded by two rows of legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
*• GEORGIVS:WILHELMVS:MARCH:BRAND:S:R:I:ARCHICAM:ET:PRINC:ELECTOR
*•PR•IVL•CL•MONT•ST•POM•CASS•VAND•I•S•CR•CAR•DVX•B•NOR•PR•R•C•M•E•R•D•I•RAV•
Au • Coeur • Vaillant • rien •
• impossible •
Reverse
11 line inscription with the 6th line dividing mint official's initials and the 8th being the date in Roman/Greek numerals, all surrounded by 24 arms.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
•NATUS•
COLON•AD•SVEVUM
CIƆ IƆ XCV•
RERUM POTITVS
POST PATREM
D~ CIƆ IƆ CXIX• ~K
EXCESSIT REGIOMONTI
CIƆ IƆ CXL•
POSTQ•VIXISS•ANN•XLV
DIES XVIII•
•HOR•III•
Mint
Königsberg, modern-day Kaliningrad, Russian FederationMark
| DK | David Koch, Mint Master, Königsberg (1627-1656) |
Comments
For the date on the reverse there are some greek numerals mixed in
CIƆ = Φ = Roman numeral M = 1000
IƆ = ½ Φ = Roman numeral D = 500
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1640 | DK | 
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3 000 | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Künker Auction 437 Lot 16 
|
28 Jan 2026 | VF |
USD 4626.18
(EUR 4000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
  |
Künker Auction 348 Lot 2620
|
23 Mar 2021 |
USD 32 383.27
(EUR 28 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
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