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1⁄24 Thaler - John Frederick
| Issuer | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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| Year | 1753 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1710-1868) |
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| Obverse description | Elaborate interlaced 'JF' cypher monogram of Prince John Frederick, rendered in ornate baroque style with scrolling foliate flourishes, occupying the central field. A princely coronet surmounts the monogram. The circular legend surrounds the entire design, separated from the inner field by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was among the smallest of the Thuringian principalities, a territory so fragmented by partible inheritance that its coinage history reads like a genealogical puzzle. By 1753, John Frederick ruled a domain of modest means, and fractional silver like this 1⁄24 Thaler served the everyday commerce that larger denominations could not reach. The Fischer Sc#533 reference places it within a well-documented but sparsely collected series.