Munster 1678-IL 1/8 thaler
This specimen was lot 3695 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €290 (about US$411 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNSTER, BISTUM Christoph Bernhard von Galen, 1650-1678. 1/8 Reichstaler (Blamüser) 1678, Münster. Sehr schön +. (Germany, bishopric of Münster, Christopher Bernard of Galen, 1650-78, one eighth thaler of 1678, Münster mint. Very fine or better.)"
The SCWC lists this eighth thaler, a quarter gulden (KM 86) and a one gulden (KM 87) for 1678. Under von Galen's energetic administration, Münster began to recover from the devastation of the Thirty Years War.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: silver, this specimen 4,86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 90, Schulze 117 a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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