GERMAN ST. Hesse-Cassel. 1636 LH Thaler. NGC MS61 Dav. 6755 Ex Wolff-Metternich

1636 LH clover//star AR Thaler. Hessian lion divides date in inner circle / Tree in storm, village in background. Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht is the name of a Rhenish and Westphalian noble family descended from the North Hessian Lords of Wolff von Gudenberg. Founders of the family name first appear in records from the early 13th Century. Other descendants held the title of Prince-Bishop of Paderborn and were succeeded by other generations throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries.

Coins and medals of the Wolff-Metternich Prince-Bishops, and related issues, formed much of the family's numismatic holdings. Sometime around 1800 an unidentified family member added significantly to the collection. It is believed that the collection remained unresearched and was unknown to numismatists until the present time.

To verify the authenticity of PCGS and NGC certified coins in this listing, enter each certification number on the respective NGC or PCGS cert verification webpages: 6342272003. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Europe\Germany\German States (up to 1871)". The seller is "atlasnumismatics" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Certification: NGC
• Certification Number: 6342272003
• Grade: MS61
• Year: 1636
• Composition: AR
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• KM Number: KM 162.1