Thaler; maker: Koch, Dawid; publisher: Ernest Pfahler. Department of Coins of Lands Associated with Poland. Obverse: male bust/torso facing right in a collar and decorative armour girded with a sash, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a helmet with raised visor and plume in his left; the figure's head divides the inner border. Rim inscription beginning with a cross with plant motifs: GEORG.WILH:D:G:MARCHI:BRAN:SAC:ROM:IMP:ARCHIC:E:EL:D:PRVS. Reverse: under the ducal mitre, dividing the date numerals 16-36, a nine-field coat of arms with ornaments; letters D - K on both sides of the shield. Rim inscription divided by the mitre and ending with a heart: .ANFANG.BEDENG.DAS, END. Date: 1636. Subject/iconography: George William Hohenzollern (Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1640). Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Object: coin (thaler); diameter 44.6 mm; weight 28.29 g; axis 315°.
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Thaler; maker: Koch, Dawid; publisher: Ernest Pfahler. Department of Coins of Lands Associated with Poland. Obverse: male bust/torso facing right in a collar and decorative armour girded with a sash, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a helmet with raised visor and plume in his left; the figure's head divides the inner border. Rim inscription beginning with a cross with plant motifs: GEORG.WILH:D:G:MARCHI:BRAN:SAC:ROM:IMP:ARCHIC:E:EL:D:PRVS. Reverse: under the ducal mitre, dividing the date numerals 16-36, a nine-field coat of arms with ornaments; letters D - K on both sides of the shield. Rim inscription divided by the mitre and ending with a heart: .ANFANG.BEDENG.DAS, END. Date: 1636. Subject/iconography: George William Hohenzollern (Elector of Brandenburg; Duke of Prussia; 1620–1640). Place: Ducal Prussia (1525–1701), Königsberg. Object: coin (thaler); diameter 44.6 mm; weight 28.29 g; axis 315°.

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Thaler maker Koch Dawid publisher Ernest Pfahler Department Coins Lands Associated Poland Obverse male bust torso facing right collar decorative armour girded sash holding sceptre right hand helmet raised visor plume left figure's head divides inner border Rim inscription cross plant motifs Georg.Wilh D G Marchi Bran Sac Rom Imp Archic E El Prvs Reverse under ducal mitre dividing date numerals 16-36 nine-field coat arms ornaments letters D - K sides shield Rim inscription divided mitre ending heart .Anfang.Bedeng.Das Date 1636 Subject iconography George William Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg Duke Prussia 1620–1640 Place Ducal Prussia 1525–1701 Königsberg Object coin thaler diameter 44.6 mm weight 28.29 g axis 315° round metallic coin worn silver-gray surface showing raised profile person wearing ornate armor decorative collar surrounded ornate circular border background area inside border textured slightly darker raised portrait embellishments several decorative flourishes heraldic- shapes figure.

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