Replica - Counts of Schlick (Joachimsthaler 1525) ND
| Bronze | 30.8 g | 33.5 mm |
| Location | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Coin replicas |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 30.8 g |
| Diameter | 33.5 mm |
| Thickness | 4.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#439623 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Bohemia lion left in a double circle, the inner dented. Legend around (starts 12h).
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVDOVIC.PRIM.DEI.GRA.REX .BOEM
Comment
In 1512, 20 years after Columbus discovered America. A Bohemian Lord Count Stephen Schlik discovered huge silver deposits at St. Joachim's valley in Bohemia (now called Jochymov in Czechoslovakia). The Bohemian word for valley or dale is thale. In 1519 he obtained a charter to mint coins of silver from these mines and first minted these large hefty coins called thalers for short. In 1528 the Habsburg Emperor revoked the charter and made thalers the coins of the realm.
The popularity of the thaler resulted in other countries minting size coins called Tolar, Tallero, Daler, Daaldeer and finaly Dollar depending on the country of their origin. This Joachimsthaler truly was the origin of the US dollar.