Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle 4 Thalers - Frederick, 1647

4 Thalers - Frederick from Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle. Issued in 1647. Struck in Silver. Measures 86 mm and weighs 116 g.

Obverse

Duke Friedrich, surrounded by the arms of the various cities and towns of his duchy: Brunswick, Eberstein, Oberdiepholz, Lohra, Unterdiepholz, Lutterberg, Blankenburg, Klettenberg, Regenstein, Hohenstein, Bruchhausen, Hoya, Homburg, and Lüneburg.

Reverse

Dichotomic scene; to the right a landscape with felled trees and a burning building watched by a nearby bird (owl?) in a withered tree, to the left is a more idyllic scene of farmers, shepherds, and miners in a landscape beneath the sun overwatched by a nearby dove with an olive branch in its beak. A "4" denoting the weight in Talers is stamped at the bottom.