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1⁄12 Taler - John George II, Victor Amadeus, William, Charles William and Emanuel Lebrecht
| Issuer | Anhalt, Principality of |
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| Year | 1684-1689 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Quartered coat of arms of the Anhalt princes, featuring the eagle, bear, and other heraldic charges associated with the joint rulership of John George II, Victor Amadeus, William, Charles William, and Emanuel Lebrecht, surmounted by a princely crown. The shield is flanked by the mintmaster's initials 'C P' in the lower field to either side. The arms are enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches forming an inner border. |
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| Reverse lettering | 12 EINEN REICHS THALER [Date] |
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Anhalt's fractional coinage of the 1680s reflects the principality's unusual collective rule — five co-princes simultaneously held authority over the fragmented Anhalt territories following the inheritance arrangements that had divided the house since 1603. Issuing a coin under five names was not vanity; it was constitutional necessity, each ruler's assent theoretically required for acts of governance including, nominally, the right of coinage.
Emanuel Lebrecht was still a minor when this type was struck, his name included by legal obligation rather than any practical authority.