1 Thaler "Pestthaler"
Features
| Issuer |
Counts of Schlick
(Kingdom of Bohemia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1528 |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1519-1754) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 29.6 g |
| Diameter | 43.5 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 543970 |
| References | Don# 4291 Eduard Fiala, Max Donebauer. Beschreibung der Sammlung böhmischer Münzen und Medaillen. Self-published, Graz, Austria (2 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
1528 Czeska zaraza
Obverse
(en) Crucifix surrounded by devotees. Early New High Germa legend spiraling inwards with Bible reference: IOANNES 3, or John 3:14
Script: łaciński
Lettering: GLEIC WI DI SLANG SO MVS DES MENSEN SON ERHOET WERDN AUF DAS AL DIE AN IN GLAVBEN DAS EWIG LEBEN HABE
Engraver: Ulrich Gebhart
Reverse
(en) Brazen Serpent in centre, date above (1528), surrounded by devotees, corpses below. Early New High German legend spiraling inwards with Biblical reference: NVM RI 21, or Numbers 21:8
Script: łaciński
Lettering: DER HER SPRACH ZV MOSE MACH DIR EIN ERNE SLANG VND RICT SI ZVM ZEIGEN AVF WER GEBISSEN IST VND SICHT SI AN DER SOL LEBEN
Engraver: Ulrich Gebhart
Mint
Joachimsthal, modern-day Jáchymov, Czech RepublicComments
(en)
These “Pestthalers,” or Plague Thalers, were minted to commemorate the 1528 plague in Bohemia. Often used as amulets, these were some of the first coins featuring a legend entirely in German. They were created by the famous engraver Ulrich (Utz) Gebhart, who also designed the first thalers in Joachimsthal.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| ND | Don# 4291 varEduard Fiala, Max Donebauer. Beschreibung der Sammlung böhmischer Münzen und Medaillen. Self-published, Graz, Austria (2 volumes). |
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| 1528 | 
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Don# 4291Eduard Fiala, Max Donebauer. Beschreibung der Sammlung böhmischer Münzen und Medaillen. Self-published, Graz, Austria (2 volumes). |
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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