"The Name Jehovah at the Time of the European Reformation"

– documentation and illustrated book –

The new book is the only one in the English numismatic literature dealing with this topic. It is based on the translation of the German book “God´s Name on Coins, Talers and Medals” (see above), which has been published in December 2004. That book deals especially with the German-speaking countries in Europe. The author used the last five years to carry out investigations in other European counties and a lot of new material came to light. The importance of the single countries had to be arranged in a completely new way. Now each county is dealt with in detail according to its importance. Poland and its free Hanseatic City Gdansk has been added. The reader can be pleased about the fact that he can find more than twice as many coins, medals and other objects and buildings bearing the name of God within this fantastic and unique illustrated book. The book consists of 842 pages. There are 676 illustrations which are throughout in color. The price is 25.00 € plus shipping costs. This book is only available in English.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Inscriptions on German Half-timbered Houses: Brunswick (German: Braunschweig), the half-timbered house at No. 7 "Am Kohlmarkt"; Bad Soden (at the Taunus), half-timbered house at No. 11 Taunusstrasse; Bad Lauterberg (in the Harz Mountains), a half-timbered house at No. 107 Barbiser Strasse; Medebach ("Hochsauerland" region), the half-timbered "Weddemann" house at; No. 21 Oberstrasse; Öhringen, the half-timbered house at No. 13 Bismarckstreet; Osterwieck at the mountain "Fallstein", the Town of the half-timbered houses; Schriesheim/Bergstrasse, the half-timbered house at No. 2 Rosengasse; Stadthagen, the half-timbered house "Schwarzer Adler" (Black Eagle) at No. 23 Am Markt; Salzhemmendorf -Wallensen, a half-timbered house from 1696; Preussisch Oldendorf, a half-timbered house on the manor Crollage; Bad Salzuflen, the half-timbered house at No. 38 Am Markt; Bad Salzuflen, the half-timbered house at No. 1 Lange Strasse; Bad Salzuflen, parts of the salt works on the Salzhof ("saltern yard"); Lingen (Ems), the half-timbered house at No. 13 Burgstrasse; Cornberg-Rockensuss, the half-timbered house at No. 9 Am Wasser; Wehretal-Oetmannshausen, the half-timbered house at No. 8 Vorwerksgasse; Wehretal-Hoheneiche, the half-timbered house at No. 14 Bachstrasse; Eschwege-Oberdunzebach, the half-timbered house at No. 38 Hauptstrasse; Tecklenburg, near Osnabrueck, half-timbered house, Gartenstrasse
Chapter 3 The Results of Recent Research: The earliest known epitaph in Europe with a Tetragrammaton; The earliest known epitaph in Europe with the name of God, Jehovah; The dynamic spread of the name of God in Europe; The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France; The astronomical clock of Strasbourg of the sixteenth century; Italy; A visit to the St. Lawrence Church (Chiesa San Lorenzo) in Fornio, near Parma; Poland, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Great Britain, In Spain and Portugal, Germany; The history of the Calvary site in Gorlitz
Chapter 4 The Name of God – How Do You Pronounce It Correctly?: The Mesha Stele – the oldest extra-biblical reference to the name of God; Why and when was the pronunciation lost?; The usage of the name of God in the Septuagint; The Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo and its genizah; The emergence of the modern pronunciation and its uncertainty; Which Latinized rendering gained acceptance and became known all over Europe in the; sixteenth century?; How is Iehouah pronounced?; What contribution did numismatics make?; Why did the name of God spread so fast; Identifying the Hebrew letters; A short summary
Chapter 5 The Name of God on Coins, Thaler and Medals
Chapter 6 Propaganda on Coins
Chapter 7 The Netherlands: The States General of the Netherlands; The personified Provinces of the Netherlands – the "Belgica"; "Belgica" in connection with a pyramid – a symbol for armistice and hope; William of Orange, 1533-1584; Philips of Marnix, 1540-1598, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde; Historical references to the name Jehovah; The Oudenaarde tapestries; Jodocus Hondius, 1563-1612; The Holy Land Foundation near Nijmegen; The altar painting made by Anthonis van Dyck; A historical church used as a concert hall; Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, 1567-1625; The Dutch Lion, "De Leone Belgico"; The Synod of Dordrecht, 1618-1619; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, 1635-1647; The brothers Bronkhorst-Batenburg; The Netherlands, a procession through the streets of Tilburg
Chapter 8 The Nordic Kingdom of Denmark: Christian IV, King of Denmark, 1588-1648; The religious roots of Christian IV, King of Denmark; Christian’s rebus at the age of fourteen; Christian IV and his rebuses (picture puzzles); The building program of the Danish King Christian IV; Akershus Castle (Akershus Slott), Oslo, Norway; The Round Tower of Copenhagen, "Runde Tarns København"; The Church of Holmen in Copenhagen; The history of Rosenborg Castle; The Royal Danish Collections; The Treasury; The Knights’ Hall; Rosenborg Castle and the name of God; Frederiksborg Castle; The pictures in the ballroom and its religious elements; The ballroom – a conclusion; Roskilde Cathedral; The Royal Tombs; The Danish king intervenes in the Thirty Years’ War; The Great Wedding in 1634; The Hebrew Mark and the Hebrew Gold; The Second Treaty of Brömsebro; Tranquebar; Christian V, King of Denmark betwee 1670 and 1699; The Victory in the Battle of Køge Bay in 1677; Denmark’s largest commemorative medal; Frederick IV, King of Denmark between 1699 and 1730; Why was a new national militia founded?; Unfortunately the ECU has never been realized; The name Jehovah in Denmark – in or on churches and other buildings
Chapter 9 The Baltic Kingdom of the Swedes, the Goths, and the Wends: The House of Vasa; Gustav I Vasa and his sons; The oldest known coinage of modern times bearing the name of God; John III of Sweden (1568-1592); Sigismund of Sweden (1592-1599); Charles IX (1599-1611); A short history of Charles IX, King of Sweden (1599-1611); Sweden; Coins issued by Charles IX; Charles, duke and regent (1593-1604); Charles, designated king (1604-1607); Charles IX, King of Sweden (1607-1611); Charles IX of Sweden – founder of the port of Gothenburg in 1607; King Charles IX’s Royal Order of Jehova; Duke John of Östergötland (1606-1618); Gustav II Adolf – the great King of the Swedes (1611-1632); King Gustav II Adolf’s scientific classes, his faith formation and Johan Skytte’s lessons,; his aims, methods, and results; Gustav II Adolf’s coins; Coins issued before his coronation in 1617; What are so-called "Auswurfmünzen" or Jetons?; Coins issued after his coronation in 1617; Sweden’s intervention in the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648); Christina – Queen of Sweden (1632-1654); Coins struck in the town of Riga (Livonia) under Queen Christina; Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden (1654-1660); Swedish property in North Germany – coins issued by Charles X Gustav (1654-1660); Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-1697); Charles XI – during the time of the government of guardians (1660-1672); Charles XI – of age and crowned on September 28, 1674; The Duchy of Swedish Pomerania; Charles XII – King of Sweden (1697-1718)
Chapter 10 The Armor Collar of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden from 1632: Has Gustav Adolf ever worn this armor collar?; Let us discuss the question what is known about its origin; A visit at the castle Heidecksburg in Rudolstadt, Thuringia; Gustav II Adolf and the Battle of Liitzen in 1632; The goldsmith's art in Augsburg in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; Augsburg – a historical place of the Reformation; Which importance did the name of God, JEHOVAH, have in Augsburg?
Chapter 11 The Protestant Reformation: The first centenary of the Reformation in 1617; Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony, 1611–1656; The bicentenary of the Reformation in 1717; The bicentenary of the Augsburg Confession in 1730; The first centenary of the Peace of Augsburg in 1655
Chapter 12 From the Thirty Years’ War to the Westphalian Peace: What circumstances caused the Defenestration of Prague?; Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1619-1621); Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578-1637); The meeting of the Electors in Regensburg in 1622; The Edict of Restitution (1629); Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden (1611-1632); Erfurt under Swedish occupation; The Erfurt Purimthaler from 1632; The Protestant festival of Purim in Erfurt; Historical roots of the festival of Purim; Ignatius of Loyola – a Spanish monk, 1491-1556; Medal in memory of Gustav II Adolf’s death; Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, in Würzburg; The Battle of Breitenfeld on September 17, 1631; John George I, Elector of Saxony, 1615-1656; The capture of Würzburg on October 15, 1631; The Leipzig Convention in 1631; Silesian Reichsthaler from 1634; The Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel; The Westphalian Peace of Osnabrück and Münster, 1648; Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654)
Chapter 13 Städtethaler, Spruchthaler,Taufthaler and Löserthaler of the Seventeenth: Century; The imperial city of Nuremberg; Nuremberg under Leopold I (Holy Roman Emperor, 1658-1705); The Hanseatic City of Hamburg; The imperial city of Magdeburg; Reflections on the history of Magdeburg; The Electorate of Saxony; Dresden – the Florence on the Elbe in the Saxon Electorate; Wedding Medal from 1635; The engraver Sebastian Dadler; Hochzeitsthaler and Schauthaler; Taufthaler and Schauthaler; Taufthaler from the yield of the Harz mines; Schauthaler and Löserthaler; Multiple Thaler issued by the Dukes of Brunswick and Lüneburg; Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 to 1589
Chapter 14 Some of the Most Beautiful German Gold Coins and Medals Bearing the Name: of God; The Westphalian Peace of Münster and Osnabrück; The Portuguez and its Hamburg reproductions; The gold coins of the imperial city of Regensburg; The Regensburg mint and its personnel; Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705); The Reichstag in Regensburg in 1541 and the introduction of the Reformation in 1542; The construction of Trinity Church; Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637-1657); The "permanent Reichstag" in Regensburg; The Stone Bridge; Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1745-1765); Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765-1790); Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1792-1806)
Chapter 15 Spelling Variations of the Name of God
Chapter 16 Jehovahthaler and Jehovah Coins
Chapter 17 The Name of God in Reformed Churches, on Buildings, and other Objects: Flensburg – a town rich in history; Schüttorf and its Latin school from the Calvinist past; Welcome to the Hanseatic city of Rostock; City of Dresden, tombstone of Gerhard von Kügelgen; Weira – a small village with 400 inhabitants; Vreden-Alstätte near the Dutch border; Mosbach and its architectural monument – the collegiate church; Town of Kempten, Church of St. Lorenz, wooden tablet from August 1, 1815
Chapter 18 The Name of God Is Being Replaced by Symbols: A triangle with comma-like symbols; Three comma-like symbols; An eye in a triangle; A single eye; A single triangle; A brief history of the Thaler
Chapter 19 The Swiss Confederation: The Bern Quarter Thaler from 1680; The name of God: struck on coins during a period of 146 years; Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries coins and medals of Bern; The Waldensians and Switzerland
Chapter 20 A Trip to the Engadine and the Val Müstair with Martin Schneeberger
Chapter 21 Poland and Its Free Hanseatic Town of Gdansk: The Polish territories; The Reformation in Poland; The Renaissance; The power of the nobility; The Reformation begins; Calvinism is giving new impetus to the Reformation; The Counter-Reformation; The Reformation and the name of God; Dutch Influence; Poland, Silesia, and Wroclaw; Johann Buchheim (1624-1683) – mintmaster and engraver in Wroclaw; Gdansk – a town in Poland fighting for its independence; The big Council Hall or Red Hall; A summarizing description of the Red Hall; Vredeman de Vries' seven pictures; The mysterious iconographical message of the ceiling decoration; A description of the upper oval; The painting "Allegory for the Commerce of Gdansk", or "Apotheosis of Gdansk"; The triumphal arch as an allegory for the town; A description of the arch and of the whole picture; The history of St. Mary's Church; The influence of the Gdansk family Ferber; The Balthasar Chapel; The epitaph of Edward Blemke; The epitaph of the little Adelgunda Zappio; The donation plaque; The coins of the Kingdom of Poland (1454-1793); Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1597-1632); Władysław IV Vasa, King of Poland (1632-1648); The town of Thorn – besieged during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa; John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland (1648-1668); What are donatives?; Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (1669-1673); John III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-1696); Royal medals; Władysław IV Vasa, King of Poland (1632-1648); John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland (1648-1668); The Peace of Oliva in 1660; The history of Oliva Cathedral (archiepiscopal basilica); A plaque bearing the names of the donators and benefactors of the monastery on the; northern wall of the choir; The pew and the choir loft; The All Saints altar of Oliva Cathedral; The altar of the Archangel Michael; Through the cloister of the monastery; The problem of dating and classifying this medal; Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (1669-1673); John III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-1696); Commercial and private medals; Gdansk - the world's capital of amber; The amber treasure box made by the Polish artist Lucjan Myrta from Sopot
Chapter 22 The Federal Republic of Austria: Vienna, the cosmopolitan city of the Habsburgs
Chapter 23 Appendix: The Julian and the Gregorian calendar; Glossary; Bibliography

"God's Name on Coins, Talers and Medals"

This book tells the story of the Jehovah coins and –medals from their first appearance in the 16th century until their displacement in the 18th century. It shows coins and medals from the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Poland (Danzig) and Germany which carry the name Jehovah in various forms. The story of this epoch is brought to life by a series of exciting articles, which convey much background information.

Coins always have been more than merely currency. For example, theological characteristics began to be coined in the Middle Ages. Until now Jehovah talers and – medals have hardly been researched in the numismatics, the science of coins. This book wants to prove that these prints reflect the outstanding time of European history: the reformation. This time refers back to the 16th century of Europe. It was one of the most dynamic epochs of that time.

The author, who has been active in the research of numismatics since two decades, takes his readers on a voyage that is exciting as well as informative.

Between the 16th and 18th century these coins shaped the political and religious scenery of Europe and reached beyond it`s time.

The book consists of 205 pages. There are 126 illustrations which are throughout in color. The price is 15.00 € plus shipping costs. This book is only available in German.

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