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[[Image:Murbach S51-3539.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3539]]
[[Image:Murbach 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Alsace and Strasbourg in 1547]]

This specimen was lot 3539 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,413 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Murbach und Lüders, Abtei. Erzherzog Leopold V. von Österreich, 1614-1626. Taler o. J. (um 1626), Ensisheim. Titel von Ferdinand II. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Rand etwas bearbeitet.'' (France, abbey of Murbach and Luders, archduke Leopold V of Austria, 1614-26, undated thaler, Ensisheim mint, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Rare, Good very fine, Some tooling on edge.)"</blockquote> This obscure issue is from the long-vanished Abbey of Murbach and Luders in upper Alsace. The region is now firmly part of [[France]]. The abbey was ruled by Austrian archdukes 1587-1662.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.20 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 22, Divo 105. Engel/Lehr 64. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5618]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1967.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Murbach and Luders (1607-25) thaler Dav-5617]]
* [[Murbach and Luders (1614-26) 12 kreuzer]]
* [[Murbach and Luders (1623-32) 1/4 thaler]], Ensisheim mint
* [[Murbach and Luders 1625 thaler Dav-5620|1625 thaler, date below bust, Ensisheim mint]]
* [[Weissenburg 1626 12 kreuzer KM-14]] = schrechenberger
* [[Alsace 1626 thaler Dav-3350]]
* [[Murbach and Luders 1631 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1626]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Strassbourg|Strasbourg]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]