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1⁄12 Thaler - Christian Louis II
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1750-1753 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRIST LVDOV D G DVX MECKLENBVRG 1752 |
| Reverse description | The denomination expressed in large bold lettering across four lines reading 12 / EINEN / THALER, with the mint and mintmaster initials M·L·M above O·H·K in the lower field. Two small floral ornaments flank the numeral 12 at the top of the design, and the whole is contained within a milled border. |
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Christian Ludwig II ruled Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 until his death in 1756, a reign squeezed between the financial strains of maintaining a minor German court and the gathering pressures that would explode into the Seven Years' War in 1756. The 1⁄12 Thaler denomination — equivalent to two Groschen — was a workhorse of small commerce in the north German states, circulating alongside issues from Brunswick, Brandenburg, and the other fragmented principalities that made up the Kreisassoziation monetary system.
Kunzel 318 A/a places this among the earliest die pairings of the type. The four-year production window suggests consistent demand rather than a single emergency issue.