Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 4 Thalers - Frederick V, 1639

4 Thalers - Frederick V from Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Issued in 1639. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 116 g.

Obverse

Half-length figure of Duke Frederick IV of Brunswick-Lüneburg, facing forward, wearing embroidered robe, ruff, sash, and chivalric order. Ornate cartouche with scrolls and fleurs-de-lis around. Winged angel head above. (By the grace of God, Friderich, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Coadjutor of Ratzeburg Abbey, Cathedral Provost of Bremen Archabbey.)

Reverse

Coat of arms of Duke Frederick IV of Brunswick-Lüneburg on square shield divided into twelve fields, with scrolls around and five crested helmets above. (Peace nourishes, discord consumes.)