German State Sede Vacante Talers and Medals
Murbach and Luders - 1630 taler (ND)
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GERMANY - TALERS Murbach and Luders |
| Design Description: |
Abbey issue |
| Item Description: |
Silver TALER (c.1630) MURBACH & LUDERS DAV-5617B DAV-5617B |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS AU 58 |
| Owner: |
worldcoinguy |
Owner Comments:
Taler, ND (ca. 1630). Ensisheim Mint, PCGS AU-58. KM-24; DAV-5617B. Obscure issue from Abbey of Murbach and Luders in upper Alsace, struck during the seat of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand III). Despite not being a member of the clergy, he held various Prince-Bishoprics within the Holy Roman Empire to provide him an income: Halberstadt (1628–1648), Passau (1625–1662), Breslau (1656–1662), Olmütz (1637–1662) and Strasbourg (1626–1662). He became the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order in 1641.
The Murbach abbey and monastery existed for over 1,000 years before it was sacked during French Revolution in1789 and dissolved not long after.
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