Thaler Germany Silver

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Denomination:

Thaler (about Thaler)

Metal:

Silver

State:

Germany

Issue year(s):

1694

German States-Saxony, Johann Georg IV (1691-1694), 1/12 Thaler (Doppelgroschen),
1694, Leipzig Mint, Ernst Peter Hecht as Mintmaster

IOH . GEORG . IV . D:G . DVX . SAX . I . C . M . A & W Crowned two adjacent oval arms in baroque frames, EPH below + SAC . ROM . IMP . ARCHIM . & . ELECT . Legend surrounding dotted circle enclosing + 12 + / EINEN / THAL / 1694 Rolled flan 26mm, 3.38g, Silver

Mintage: Unknown

KM 638

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Thaler The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, “Thaler” is an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler”, a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal (Jáchymov) in Bohemia, where some of the first ...

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