1 Thaler - Christian William I

Features

Issuer	County of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, German States)
Count	Christian William (Christian Wilhelm) (1666-1697)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1687
Value	1 Thaler
Currency	Thaler (1619-1696)
Composition	Silver
Weight	28.9 g
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 566351
References	KM# 124 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Dav EC II# 7691 John Stewart Davenport; 1974. European Crowns 1600-1700. Self-published, Galesburg, Illinois, United States. , Fischer Sc# 328 Ernst Fischer; 1904. Die Münzen des Hauses Schwarzburg: ein Beitrag zur Landesgeschichte der Fürstentümer Schwarzburg-Sondershausen und Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt = The Coinage of the House of Schwarzburg. C. F. Winter, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Obverse

Armored bust right, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CHRISTIAN WILH E IV COM IMP

Unabridged legend: Christianus Wilhelmus Ex IV Comitibus Imperii

Translation: Christian Wilhelm, Count of Schwartzburg and Honstein...

Reverse

Curved shield of composite coat of arms supported by 2 wildmen holding banners, and topped by 3 great helms, a lion on top of the central one. Legend around with date at the end. Shield divides mintmaster's initials.

Script: Latin

Lettering: COM DE SCHWARTZB ET HONSTEIN 1687

Unabridged legend: Comes De Schwartzburg Et Honstein

Translation: ... from the 4th Earl of the Empire.

Mint

Sondershausen, Germany

Mark

IT	Johann Thun, Mint Master, Sondershausen (1684-1690), Gotha (1690-1723)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1687	IT

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