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German States, Augsburg, Box Taler; 1600's, Augsburg Ferdinand III Taler. Dav 5039. VF condition. 16 hand painted paper roundels (one in each coin half and 14 outside) in EF condition. The theme is of German life among the Elite. The title “Eine Kopulation” suggests a play on words as this is a kind of coupling but at a wedding. Eine Jungfrau im garten spazieren (spatzeerin). Which is saying a young woman is strolling in the garden but Jungfrau can be translated as “virgin”as well. In the inside of the coin, you have on one side a maid ready for “Hochzeit” or marriage and the other side you have two men, one loosely referred to as a rabble rouser or instigator and the other man, who looks to be a man of church has the title “a messenger”. There is a pure woman going to church with her box of jewels and a woman in winter. We also see a birth of a child and a maid taking care of child or playing with a doll. This box Taler is one of the finest we have seen with its impressive vibrant colors and condition.. VF