Jubilee thaler from 1630 for the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession

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Jubilee thaler from 1630 for the 100th anniversary of the handover of the Augsburg denomination

The jubilee thalers from 1630 were issued for the 100th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession . There are coins as talers and multiple talers (two, three and four times thaler ) and as taler pieces ( 1 ⁄ 2 thaler, 1 ⁄ 4 thaler, 1 ⁄ 8 thaler). There are also gold coins as ducats and multiple ducats (2 to 12 ducat pieces).

history

The events of 1630 were shaped by the imperial edict of restitution issued the previous year , with which Emperor Ferdinand II wanted to re-Catholicize church property, which had become Protestant after 1552. The symbolic execution of the edict, which began in August 1629 with the occupation of the churches in Augsburg on the one hand, and the upcoming 100th anniversary of the reading and handover of the Augsburg denomination led to Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony in Leipzig on April 12, 1630 convened a convention of theologians. This was under the direction of the electoral Saxon court preacher Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg and, in addition to discussing the electoral letter to the emperor about the closure of the churches in Augsburg, also had the topic " whether and how the jubilee should be celebrated " on the agenda .

It was decided to hold a nationwide three-day jubilee festival from June 25 to 27, 1630 to celebrate the handover of the Augsburg Confession . The festivities for the Reformation anniversary in 1617 served as a model.

For this celebration, the medalist Ruprecht Niclas Kitzkatz designed coin images for various anniversary coins in the Dresden Mint , which were minted in silver and gold as eighth thalers , quarter thalers , half thalers, thalers as well as ducats and multiple ducats. Due to the large number of minted coins and the associated wear and tear on the stamps, the medalist had to deliver many stamps, which is expressed in a large number of different coin variants.

The coins bear the portrait of Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony on the obverse and the portrait of Elector Johann the Steadfast on the reverse .

Technical specifications

The coins were minted with four different die sizes (25/30/38/45 mm) for the different denominations. The silver coins were minted according to the Reichsmünzfuß with the fineness of 14 Lot , 4 Grän silver, i.e. 888.89 / 1000.

Inscriptions

The inscription on the front reads: CONFESS (ionis): LUTHER (i): AUG (ugustanae): EXHIBITAE SECULUM (The first century of the creed handed over to Augsburg). After the word SECULUM one finds the crossed hooks as mint master mark of Hans Jakob in almost all cases .

The inscription on the reverse reads: NOMEN DOMINI TURRIS FORTISSIMA (The name of the Lord is a strong castle). The original text from the Proverbs of Solomon in chapter 18 verse 10 reads: "Turris fortissima nomen Domini ad ipsum currit iustus et exaltabitur" ( The name of the Lord is a strong castle; the righteous run there and are protected ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Knapp: Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg and his intervention in the politics and journalism of the Thirty Years' War, inaugural dissertation ... by Hans Knapp, ... printed by W. Knapp, 1902 ( Worldcat [accessed on May 17, 2020] ).
  2. ↑ Johann Erhard Kapp: Detailed description of the first great Evangelical Augsburg Confeßions-Jubel-Festival . Bey Johann Friedrich Gletischen's blessed son, 1730 ( Worldcat [accessed on May 17, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Anton Weck, 1623-1680 .: The Chur-Fürstlichen Sächsische resident and main vestry Dresden Description: and presentation: On the Churfürstlichen Herschetztes graciously composed in four departments / with reason: and other demolitions / also reinforced documents . DRESDEN BOOK, 2009, ISBN 978-3-9812287-1-7 .
  4. ^ Rainer Grund: Ruprecht Niclas Kitzkatz: Die cutter and medalist at the Dresden Mint in the first half of the 17th century . ( Worldcat [accessed May 17, 2020]).
  5. ^ Ernst Sigmund: Contributions to the life story of the Saxon coin cutter Rupert Niclass Kitzkatz . In: Numismatic Society of Dresden (Ed.): Coin and Medal Friend . No. 77 . J. Erbstein, Dresden 1905, p. 609-616 .
  6. ↑ Mario Weidner: Electoral Saxon Taler Mintings from 1630 for the centenary of the Augsburg Confession An investigation into the stamp variants . 1st edition. Self-published, printing: ePubli, Berlin, ISBN 978-3-7502-9966-5 .
  7. ↑ Main State Archive Dresden, inventory 10036, Loc. 32419, Rep. 26, No. 545d: Register of the types of money used in the Dresden Mint with information on the content of shot and grain, 1629-1636 .