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The bishopric of Halberstadt was founded in the early ninth century. In 1479, a Saxon prince, greedy for the see's revenues, pushed out the reigning bishop and appointed his teenage son as administrator. No bishop was anointed to succeed him and the diocese was ruled by administrators thru the Reformation, which arrived in 1540. Various princes of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family ruled 1566-1623, of which Christian was the last. The next administrator was a prince of the Hohenzollern family and the bishopric was annexed to Brandenburg by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It remained a part of Prussia until the end of the Wilhelmine empire. This specimen was lot 5443 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Halberstadt, 1617-1626. Reichstaler 1622, Lippstadt. Pfaffenfeindtaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 825.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of Halberstadt, Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1617-26, thaler of 1622, Lippstadt mint, "priests' enemy" thaler. Extremely rare, very fine.)

''Besonders selten sind die spöttischen Pfaffenfeindtaler mit der vom Schwert aufgespießten Jesuitenkappe, einem von den Protestanten sehr gehaßten Teil der katholischen Amtstracht. Sie wurden 1622 und nochmals in den 1660er Jahren geprägt. Über die Nachprägung der Spottmünzen beschwerte sich der Administrator von Corvey, der münsterische Fürstbischof Christof Bernhard von Galen, im Jahr 1670 (siehe Gerd Dethlefs, Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622 in: NNB, März 2000, S. 92-112). Später wurden diese schon im 18. Jahrhundert bei Sammlern sehr beliebten Spottmünzen manipuliert, indem auf Exemplaren mit dem bloßen Schwert die Jesuitenkappe nachträglich aufgelötet wurde. Die Pfaffenfeindtaler sind ein besonders anschauliches Dokument der protestantischen Propaganda während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.'' (The derisive "priests' enemy" taler with the Jesuit cap impaled by the sword, a part of the Catholic vestments very hated by the Protestants, is particularly rare. They were minted in 1622 and again in the 1660s. Corvey's administrator, Prince-Bishop Christof Bernhard von Galen, complained about the re-minting of the satirical coins in 1670 (see Gerd Dethlefs, ''Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622'' in: NNB, March 2000, pp. 92-112). These satirical coins, which were very popular with collectors as early as the 18th century, were later "improved" by subsequently soldering the Jesuit cap onto specimens with the bare sword. The "priests' enemy" talers are a particularly vivid document of Protestant propaganda during the Thirty Years' War.)"</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 26,98 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 28, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-6322]]; Dethlefs 15 (Stpl. 11-VI); Welter 1383.

''[[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 Secular Talers, 1600-1700,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1976.
* [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Halberstadt 1622 thaler Dav-6320|1622 thaler]]
* [[Halberstadt 1622 2 ducat Fr-635|1622 double ducat]]
* [[Halberstadt 1623 thaler Dav-5339|1623 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1622]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]

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 [[Image:K354-5443.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5443]]
-The bishopric of Halberstadt was founded in the early ninth century. In 1479, a Saxon prince, greedy for the see's revenues, pushed out the reigning bishop and appointed his teenage son as administrator. No bishop was anointed to succeed him and the diocese was ruled by administrators thru the Reformation, which arrived in 1540. Various princes of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family ruled 1566-1623, of which Christian was the last. The next administrator was a prince of the Hohenzollern family and the bishopric was annexed to Brandenburg by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It remained a part of Prussia until the end of the Wilhelmine empire. This specimen was lot 5443 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Halberstadt, 1617-1626. Reichstaler 1622, Lippstadt. Pfaffenfeindtaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 825.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Halberstadt|bishopric of Halberstadt]], Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1617-26, thaler of 1622, Lippstadt mint, "priests' enemy" thaler. Extremely rare, very fine.)
+The bishopric of Halberstadt was founded in the early ninth century. In 1479, a Saxon prince, greedy for the see's revenues, pushed out the reigning bishop and appointed his teenage son as administrator. No bishop was anointed to succeed him and the diocese was ruled by administrators thru the Reformation, which arrived in 1540. Various princes of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family ruled 1566-1623, of which Christian was the last. The next administrator was a prince of the Hohenzollern family and the bishopric was annexed to Brandenburg by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It remained a part of Prussia until the end of the Wilhelmine empire. This specimen was lot 5443 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Halberstadt, 1617-1626. Reichstaler 1622, Lippstadt. Pfaffenfeindtaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 825.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Halberstadt|bishopric of Halberstadt]], Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1617-26, thaler of 1622, Lippstadt mint, "priests' enemy" thaler. Extremely rare, very fine.)
 <p>''Besonders selten sind die spöttischen Pfaffenfeindtaler mit der vom Schwert aufgespießten Jesuitenkappe, einem von den Protestanten sehr gehaßten Teil der katholischen Amtstracht. Sie wurden 1622 und nochmals in den 1660er Jahren geprägt. Über die Nachprägung der Spottmünzen beschwerte sich der Administrator von Corvey, der münsterische Fürstbischof Christof Bernhard von Galen, im Jahr 1670 (siehe Gerd Dethlefs, Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622 in: NNB, März 2000, S. 92-112). Später wurden diese schon im 18. Jahrhundert bei Sammlern sehr beliebten Spottmünzen manipuliert, indem auf Exemplaren mit dem bloßen Schwert die Jesuitenkappe nachträglich aufgelötet wurde. Die Pfaffenfeindtaler sind ein besonders anschauliches Dokument der protestantischen Propaganda während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.'' (The derisive "priests' enemy" taler with the Jesuit cap impaled by the sword, a part of the Catholic vestments very hated by the Protestants, is particularly rare. They were minted in 1622 and again in the 1660s. Corvey's administrator, Prince-Bishop Christof Bernhard von Galen, complained about the re-minting of the satirical coins in 1670 (see Gerd Dethlefs, ''Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622'' in: NNB, March 2000, pp. 92-112). These satirical coins, which were very popular with collectors as early as the 18th century, were later "improved" by subsequently soldering the Jesuit cap onto specimens with the bare sword. The "priests' enemy" talers are a particularly vivid document of Protestant propaganda during the Thirty Years' War.)"</p></blockquote>

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 [[Image:K354-5443.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5443]]
-The bishopric of Halberstadt was founded in the early ninth century. In 1479, a Saxon prince, greedy for the see's revenues, pushed out the reigning bishop and appointed his teenage son as administrator. No bishop was anointed to succeed him and the diocese was ruled by administrators thru the Reformation, which arrived in 1540. Various princes of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family ruled 1566-1623, of which Christian was the last. The next administrator was a prince of the Hohenzollern family and the bishopric was annexed to Brandenburg by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It remained a part of Prussia until the end of the Wilhelmine empire. This specimen was lot 5443 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Halberstadt, 1617-1626. Reichstaler 1622, Lippstadt. Pfaffenfeindtaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 825.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of Halberstadt, Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1617-26, thaler of 1622, Lippstadt mint, "priests' enemy" thaler. Extremely rare, very fine.)
+The bishopric of Halberstadt was founded in the early ninth century. In 1479, a Saxon prince, greedy for the see's revenues, pushed out the reigning bishop and appointed his teenage son as administrator. No bishop was anointed to succeed him and the diocese was ruled by administrators thru the Reformation, which arrived in 1540. Various princes of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel family ruled 1566-1623, of which Christian was the last. The next administrator was a prince of the Hohenzollern family and the bishopric was annexed to Brandenburg by the terms of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. It remained a part of Prussia until the end of the Wilhelmine empire. This specimen was lot 5443 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Christian, Bischof von Halberstadt, 1617-1626. Reichstaler 1622, Lippstadt. Pfaffenfeindtaler. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 1, Auktion Leu 46, Zürich 1988, Nr. 825.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Halberstadt|bishopric of Halberstadt]], Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1617-26, thaler of 1622, Lippstadt mint, "priests' enemy" thaler. Extremely rare, very fine.)
 <p>''Besonders selten sind die spöttischen Pfaffenfeindtaler mit der vom Schwert aufgespießten Jesuitenkappe, einem von den Protestanten sehr gehaßten Teil der katholischen Amtstracht. Sie wurden 1622 und nochmals in den 1660er Jahren geprägt. Über die Nachprägung der Spottmünzen beschwerte sich der Administrator von Corvey, der münsterische Fürstbischof Christof Bernhard von Galen, im Jahr 1670 (siehe Gerd Dethlefs, Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622 in: NNB, März 2000, S. 92-112). Später wurden diese schon im 18. Jahrhundert bei Sammlern sehr beliebten Spottmünzen manipuliert, indem auf Exemplaren mit dem bloßen Schwert die Jesuitenkappe nachträglich aufgelötet wurde. Die Pfaffenfeindtaler sind ein besonders anschauliches Dokument der protestantischen Propaganda während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.'' (The derisive "priests' enemy" taler with the Jesuit cap impaled by the sword, a part of the Catholic vestments very hated by the Protestants, is particularly rare. They were minted in 1622 and again in the 1660s. Corvey's administrator, Prince-Bishop Christof Bernhard von Galen, complained about the re-minting of the satirical coins in 1670 (see Gerd Dethlefs, ''Die Pfaffenfeindmünzen des Herzogs Christian von Braunschweig 1622'' in: NNB, March 2000, pp. 92-112). These satirical coins, which were very popular with collectors as early as the 18th century, were later "improved" by subsequently soldering the Jesuit cap onto specimens with the bare sword. The "priests' enemy" talers are a particularly vivid document of Protestant propaganda during the Thirty Years' War.)"</p></blockquote>

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Halberstadt 1617-HS thaler|1617-HS thaler]]
 * [[Halberstadt 1622 thaler Dav-6320|1622 thaler]]
 * [[Halberstadt 1622 2 ducat Fr-635|1622 double ducat]]

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 * [[Halberstadt 1622 thaler Dav-6320|1622 thaler]]
 * [[Halberstadt 1622 2 ducat Fr-635|1622 double ducat]]
-* [[Halberstadt 1623 thaler Dav-5339|1623 thaler]]
+* [[Halberstadt 1623 thaler Dav-5339|1623 thaler, St. Stephen reverse]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1622]]
 [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]