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1/8 Thaler - Frederick I
| Issuer | Hesse-Cassel |
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| Year | 1737-1745 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned Hessian lion rampant displayed within an oval shield, the shield itself enclosed within an elaborate baroque cartouche with scrollwork and foliate ornaments. A large royal crown surmounts the oval shield above. The coin has no peripheral legend, the entire design being dominated by the armorial composition occupying the full flan. |
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| Reverse description | Five-line central inscription giving the denomination, date, and mintmaster's initials, arranged within the field without a frame. A peripheral Latin legend surrounds the central inscription, separated by a small decorative flower at the top. The layout is characteristic of Hessian fractional Thaler coinage of the mid-eighteenth century, with the mintmaster's initials L.R. appearing at the close of the inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | I. K. M. I. S. FURSTL. HESS. LANDMUNTZ VIII EINEN R. THAL 1738 L.R (Translation: I. K. M. I. S. stands for `Ihro Königl. Majestät in Schweden`) |
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