Polen: Sigismund III.
1630
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Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault |
Obverse |
Bekröntes Monogramm STR (Sigismundus Tertius Rex) flankiert von je einem Engel. Umlaufend ein Lorbeerkranz. |
Reverse |
Im Zentrum bekrönter Wappenschild Garbe (Wasa) mit Kollane des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies, gehalten von zwei Löwen, vier bekrönte Wappenschilde Adler (Polen), Kronen (Schweden), Löwe (Gotland), Reiter (Litauen). Außen 16-30. Umlaufend Lorbeerkranz. |
Class/status |
Kingdom (medieval/modern) |
Authority |
Sigismund III (1587-1632), king of Poland and Grand duke of Lithuania
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Denomination |
Taler TalerThe Guldengroschen (Guldiner) issued by the counts of Schlick in Joachimsthal (Jáchimov) were quickly labelled Joachimstaler (Joachimsthaler) or simply Taler (Thaler), hence introducing this term as a name for the now highly popular huge silver denomination equivalent to the gold gulden (florin). This id serves to identify all similar coins (within mainly the German speaking world) issued during the following centuries. For specific types of Talers and foreign currency based on the Taler see designated ids and their definitions.
Lit.: F. von Schrötter, Wörterbuch der Münzkunde (1930) s.v. Taler pp. 676-677. |
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Silver ; 29,90 g; 47 mm; 12 h |
Publications |
M. Gumowski, Handbuch der polnischen Numismatik (1960) 131 Nr. 1200; E. Kopicki, Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniędzy Polskich i z Polską związanych I (1995) 76 Nr. 1341 (Bromberg); J. S. Davenport, European Crowns 1600-1700 (1974) 413 Nr. 4319. |
Department |
Modern Period, 17th century |