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1641 Ferdinand III Augsburg Taler
Zohar
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I traded one of my Austrian Talers with a fellow collector for this beautiful Ferdinand III, Augsburg Taler.
Augsburg was founded by the Roman Legions and named after the esteemed Roman emperor, Augustus. This picturesque town contains such historical places as St. Anne's Church, the place where Martin Luther took refuge, and Dom, a very unusual Cathedral. Although Augsburg was named a Free City it was highly influenced by the Holy Roman Empire and impacted by the various conflicts throughout the 16-17th century.
Obverse: Emperor Ferdinand III, Reverse: City View. KM-77. DAV-5039.
Augsburg was decreed an Imperial Free City on March 9, 1276. With a strategic location as intersection of trade routes to Italy, it became a major trading center, producing large quantities of woven goods, cloth and textiles and became the base for the Fugger banking empire, who donated the Fuggerei part of the city devoted to housing for needy citizens in 1516 and remains in use today.
Note the city view on coin vs. actual below
In 1530, the Augsburg Confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. The Peace of Augsburg in 1555, signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, confirmed the result of the 1526 Diet of Speyer, ending war between German Lutherans and Catholics. As a result, the rights of religious minorities in imperial cities were to be legally protected, a mixed Catholic–Protestant city council presided over a majority Protestant population.
Religious peace in the city was largely maintained despite increasing Confessional tensions until the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). In 1629, Ferdinand II issued the Edict of Restitution, which restored the legal situation of 1552 which again curtailed the rights of the Protestant citizens. The inequality of the Edict of Restitution was rescinded when in April 1632, the Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus captured Augsburg without resistance.
In 1686, Emperor Leopold I, formed the League of Augsburg, termed by the English as the "Grand Alliance" after England joined in 1689: a European coalition, consisting (at various times) of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Palatinate of the Rhine, Portugal, Savoy, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, and the United Provinces. It was formed to defend the Palatinate from France. This organization fought the War of the Grand Alliance against France in the Nine Years War.
Augsburg was founded by the Roman Legions and named after the esteemed Roman emperor, Augustus. This picturesque town contains such historical places as St. Anne's Church, the place where Martin Luther took refuge, and Dom, a very unusual Cathedral. Although Augsburg was named a Free City it was highly influenced by the Holy Roman Empire and impacted by the various conflicts throughout the 16-17th century.
Obverse: Emperor Ferdinand III, Reverse: City View. KM-77. DAV-5039.
Augsburg was decreed an Imperial Free City on March 9, 1276. With a strategic location as intersection of trade routes to Italy, it became a major trading center, producing large quantities of woven goods, cloth and textiles and became the base for the Fugger banking empire, who donated the Fuggerei part of the city devoted to housing for needy citizens in 1516 and remains in use today.
Note the city view on coin vs. actual below
In 1530, the Augsburg Confession was presented to the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Augsburg. The Peace of Augsburg in 1555, signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, confirmed the result of the 1526 Diet of Speyer, ending war between German Lutherans and Catholics. As a result, the rights of religious minorities in imperial cities were to be legally protected, a mixed Catholic–Protestant city council presided over a majority Protestant population.
Religious peace in the city was largely maintained despite increasing Confessional tensions until the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). In 1629, Ferdinand II issued the Edict of Restitution, which restored the legal situation of 1552 which again curtailed the rights of the Protestant citizens. The inequality of the Edict of Restitution was rescinded when in April 1632, the Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus captured Augsburg without resistance.
In 1686, Emperor Leopold I, formed the League of Augsburg, termed by the English as the "Grand Alliance" after England joined in 1689: a European coalition, consisting (at various times) of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Palatinate of the Rhine, Portugal, Savoy, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, and the United Provinces. It was formed to defend the Palatinate from France. This organization fought the War of the Grand Alliance against France in the Nine Years War.
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Very impressive piece and nice short history on your part. I was wondering how you date these coins? I could not see a date on the coin. I know that you could at least date the coin to a reign by the Emperor, but how do you get a more specific date? I am just curious because I know nothing about Talers except that they are very stunning....and expensive.
If this was anywhere else, the landscape would have probably been altered.
<< <i>Glad you like the Taler Zohar. I like the Austrian piece I traded you for. >>
I knew I'd seen that one before!
Nice pickup Zohar, and thanks for posting the photo for reference, cool!
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