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1/2 Thaler - John Albert I
| Issuer | Mecklenburg, Principality of |
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| Year | 1549-1559 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Quartered coat of arms featuring the four-fold arms of Mecklenburg with a central inescutcheon of Schwerin, surmounted by three crested helmets with elaborate mantling. The date is divided in the lower field on either side of the shield. The composition is rendered in the ornate heraldic style characteristic of mid-sixteenth-century German coinage, with the legend arranged in the surrounding field. |
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John Albert I ruled Mecklenburg jointly with his brother Ulrich III, a political arrangement formalized in 1555 that created persistent administrative friction over coinage rights. The half thaler series issued under John Albert's name reflects his determined effort to assert individual ducal authority through independent monetary production — unusual for a co-regency of this period.
Kunzel 100 A/e denotes a specific die pairing within a larger family of varieties across this decade-long emission. Collectors working this series should note that Kunzel's variety classifications for this type rest on subtle differences in the shield configuration and legend punctuation.