The Confession Thaler ( German: Beichttaler ) is the name of the wide chautalers minted in 1663 under the Elector of Saxony Johann George II (1656–1680), presumably as confession money [1] [2] .
| Confession Thaler | ||
|---|---|---|
him. Beichttalertaler | ||
| ||
| Coin description | ||
| Face value | 2 Reichstalers | |
| Year of coinage | 1663 | |
| Type of | commemorative coin | |
| Material | silver of the 889th test | |
| Weight | ~ 58 g | |
| Obverse | a standing monarch in an electoral vestment on top of an armor with a sword at his shoulder, next to a helmet and metal gloves on the table | |
| Engraver | Konstantin Rote | |
| Reverse | coat of arms with a crest , in a circle - 20 small arms | |
| Engraver | Konstantin Rote | |
| Description of the series (group) | ||
| Issuer | Saxony | |
| Currency unit | thaler | |
| Denominations | 1, 1½, 2 and 4 thalers | |
| Materials | silver of the 889th test | |
| Years of coinage | 1663 | |
| Status | demonetized | |
| Mint | mint dresden | |
The obverse depicts a standing monarch in an electoral vestment over a plate with a sword at his shoulder, a helmet and metal gloves on the table next to him. On the reverse - a coat of arms with a crest , in a circle - 20 small emblems [1] [2] . The “CR” coin sign indicates that the münzmeister of the Konstantin Rothe was responsible for the issue of the coin [3] .
Coins with this image were issued in denominations of 1 [4] , 1½ [5] , 2 [6] and 4 [7] thalers , as well as trial gold in 20, 25 and 30 ducats [1] [2] [8] .
At their core, they were Reichstalers , which, according to the Augsburg coin charter , were supposed to contain 1 ⁄ 9 of the Cologne mark of pure silver [9] . This corresponded to 29.23 g of silver 889 samples, or 25.98 g of pure silver [10] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Fengler, 1993 , Confessional Thaler .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Kahnt, 2005 , Beichttaler, S. 45.
- ↑ Künker 285, 2017 , S. 186.
- ↑ Standard Catalog of German Coins 1501 — present, 2011 , p. 1064.
- ↑ Standard Catalog of German Coins 1501 — present, 2011 , p. 1070.
- ↑ Standard Catalog of German Coins 1501 — present, 2011 , p. 1073.
- ↑ Standard Catalog of German Coins 1501 — present, 2011 , p. 1075.
- ↑ Schrötter, 1970 , Beichttaler, S. 65.
- ↑ Fengler, 1993 , The Reichstaller .
- ↑ Reichstaler (German) (inaccessible link) . Large vocabulary of coins ( German: Das große Münzen-Lexikon ). Date of treatment July 19, 2017. Archived March 5, 2016.
Literature
- Fengler H., Girow G., Unger V. Dictionary of numismatists / Otv. ed. V.M. Potin. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Radio and communications, 1993. - ISBN 5-256-00317-8 .
- Cuhaj GS Standard Catalog of German Coins 1501 — present / compiled by N. Douglas Nicol. - 3rd. - Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011 .-- 1,488 p. - ISBN 978-1-4402-1402-8 .
- Kahnt Helmut. Das große Münzlexicon von A bis Z. - 1. Auflage. - Regenstauf: Battenberg Verlag, 2005 .-- ISBN 3-89441-550-9 .
- SACHSEN // Künker Auktion 285 . - Numismatischer Verlag Künker, 2017 .-- S. 186.
- Schrötter Friedrich Freiherr von. Wörterbuch der Münzkunde. - zweite, unveränderte Auflage. - Berlin: J. Guttenberg Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1970 .-- 757 S. - ISBN 978-3110012279 .