House of Schwarzenberg

Schwarzenberg is a Czech (Bohemian) and German (Franconian) aristocratic family, and it was one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the Czech nobility and German nobility and achieved the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The family belongs to the high nobility and traces its roots to the Lords of Seinsheim during the Middle Ages.

1696-MIM. Schwarzenberg. Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius (1652-1703) Taler. Kremnitz mint. DAV-7702. KM-17. Mintmaster: Martin Josef Mayerl. Obv: Conjoined busts of Ferdinand and Maria Anna. FERDINAND ET MARIA ANNA. Rev: Two crowned and mantled shields, date above, legend begins at bottom. Reverse legend variety: D: G: PRINC. A SCHWARZENBERG.HAERES.LANDGRAVIA.IN SVLZ+. Almost proof like contrasts between fields and devices. A flashy example of this scarce issue in a stunning state of technical preservation, with a marvelous cabinet patina and needle-sharp detail throughout the devices. PCGS MS-66.

1766. SCHWARZENBERG . Prince Joseph Adam (1732-1782) Convention Taler. Nuremberg Mint. Mint master Georg Nicolaus Riedner. Münzwardein Siegmund Scholz. Stamp cutter Johann Leonhard Oexlien. Tannich 41. DAV-2776. Obv: Armored bust right with a folded coat and the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, on the arm section die cutter's signature//Four-field coat of arms with two-field coat of arms in a decorated cartouche on a crowned coat of arms, around the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, in the section three lines of writing. Very rare, especially in this condition. Magnificent patina, NGC MS-64.

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House of Schwarzenberg

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