Charles Theodore ruled the Palatinate-Sulzbach line from Mannheim, and by 1765 was already maneuvering through the fractious politics of the Holy Roman Empire while maintaining one of the more culturally ambitious courts in German-speaking Europe. The Konventionstaler standard — established by the Munich Convention of 1753 — imposed a 10-thaler-to-the-Cologne-mark ratio across participating states, and this half-thaler denomination was struck in strict conformity with those terms.
Slg. Memme 2494 and Haas M101 both document this type with minimal die variation noted across the series.
Charles Theodore ruled the Palatinate-Sulzbach line from Mannheim, and by 1765 was already maneuvering through the fractious politics of the Holy Roman Empire while maintaining one of the more culturally ambitious courts in German-speaking Europe. The Konventionstaler standard — established by the Munich Convention of 1753 — imposed a 10-thaler-to-the-Cologne-mark ratio across participating states, and this half-thaler denomination was struck in strict conformity with those terms.
Slg. Memme 2494 and Haas M101 both document this type with minimal die variation noted across the series.