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1⁄24 Thaler - Adolphus Frederick III
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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| Year | 1747 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Elaborately interlaced crowned 'AF' cypher monogram of Adolphus Frederick III occupying the central field, with a ducal crown displayed above. The date 1747 is split to either side of the monogram, with the digits '17' to the left and '47' to the right. Mintmaster's initials 'CHI' appear below in the exergue. No peripheral legend; the design is contained within a plain inner circle. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Adolphus Frederick III ruled Mecklenburg-Strelitz for over four decades, but his duchy remained one of the smallest and most financially constrained of the German states — which explains why fractional silver of this type saw genuine hard circulation rather than cabinet storage. The 1/24 Thaler denomination was a workhorse of daily commerce in the mid-eighteenth century Holy Roman Empire, and Mecklenburg issues from this period are correspondingly difficult to find above Fine.
Kunzel's attribution at 566 A/b distinguishes this among at least two known die marriages for the type.