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1⁄12 Thaler - Adolphus Frederick III
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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| Year | 1748-1749 |
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| Weight | 3.39 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the denomination '12' above the two-line inscription 'EINEN THALER', indicating the coin's value as one-twelfth of a Thaler. Below the central inscription, the mintmaster's initials 'C H I' appear in the exergue. The surrounding circular legend reads 'D G DUX M PR V S & RA COM S DOM R & ST', abbreviated Latin titles identifying the duke as ruler of Mecklenburg, Prince of Vendish lands, Count of Schwerin, Lord of Rostock and Stargard. The border is milled, consistent with the obverse. |
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Adolphus Frederick III ruled Mecklenburg-Strelitz for less than a decade before his death in 1752, and his coinage is thinly documented outside specialist German state literature — Kunzel remains the primary reference for serious attribution. The duchy itself was among the smallest and least financially significant of the Mecklenburg partition territories, which is precisely why issues like this appear in such limited quantity and with so little surviving archival context.
The two-year striking window of 1748–1749 suggests a short contract or a single die pairing run down to exhaustion.