Germany Brunswick Luneburg 1/2 and 1 Thaler 1617 to 1625

King Christian ruled the old German duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle from 1611 to 1633. These coins bear his likeness and the motto IUSTITIA ET CONCORDIA (justice and unity) with a complex coat-of-arms. Thalers (rhymes with 'dollar') and half thalers were produced with various spellings and portraits, and the one shown is the most common. If you have a nice-looking coin like this, take it to a knowledgeable collector or professional coin dealer for an in-person appraisal.

The coin in our picture comes from respected auction house Westfalische Auktionsgesellschaft in Arnsberg, Germany where it sold for 260 euros (about $350 US dollars) in 2006. The same coin sold today would probably bring more, but another specimen with more wear and less eye appeal would sell for much less.

Approximate catalog values run as follows. To qualify for these values, a coin must be nice looking and free of all problems such as scratches, scrapes, stains, cleanings, gouges, nicks, and spots.

HALF THALER (about 34 mm diameter)
worn: $90 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $350
well preserved: $700

THALER (about 43 mm diameter)
worn: $75 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $300
well preserved: $600
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Coin: 15419, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201308, Last review: 201508
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1617, filter: 1617 to 1625
Image: german_states_brunswick_luneburg_thaler_1624.jpg
Tags: escutcheon deutiches encircled shiled beading bundes period male circal bearded devtsch deustch periods rings wiskers crests whisker deutsche man deutchen germanic outteredge collar crest luneburg deutscherlander rim insignia chevrons 2nd german thalel goty brunswick sideburns mustache deutsch brunswich circling deutchlands arm germany deutschen edging encircles dress beard balding circel encircle deutscher shields edged collared edges sideburn ringed circumference beaded encircling ceremony bundesrepublic coats beareded deutschland ring concordia bald thalers point deut burnswick mans circles moustache loop circumscribed brvns talar circumscibed dots circuit chevron coat devtscher deuches beads deutchland bundsrepublik logo mushtash deutsches points arms circlet dressed circle mens justice deutches brvnsvic bundesrublika beared creast bundesrepublik talara thaler dutchland 1st deutshen sheild bust loops bead justicia bund deutschlands iustitia circular incircled ceremonial crested dot tee circled vereinsthaler goatee bundersrepublik luneb gotee shield escucheon edge dotted whiskers bundesrepublika shild joachimstaler taler