The Silver Dollars of '60
Münster seige thaler, 1660
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GERMANY - TALERS |
| Item Description: |
TALER 1660 MUNSTER SIEGE COINAGE - KLIPPE |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 62 |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
Unlike most siege currency issued during wartime, this one was issued during the insurrection by the city of Münster against its ruler, Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen. The siege lasted from July 1660 to March 1661 when the city was forced to give up its quest for greater autonomy and surrendered.
This coin has a thaler weight of approximately 28g and has the typical klippe square shape, 34mm x 34mm. The legend MONAST : WESTPH : OBSESSVM is for Münster Westphalia Beseiged.
Slabbed purchase from CNG 108 in May of 2018. ex Jonathan K. Kern Collection of Siege Coinage