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1/8 Thaler - William Louis Death
| Issuer | Anhalt-Köthen |
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| Year | 1665 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a nine-line Latin commemorative inscription filling the entire field, recording the birth and death details of Wilhelm Ludwig (Wilhelmus Ludovicus), Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. The text reads: WILH. L. IUS / LUDOVICUS D. C. P. / ANH. COM. ASC. PEC. / NAT. II. AUG. M.D.C. / XXXIIX. DEN. XIII. APR. / HOR. III. MER. M.DC. / LXV. VIXIT AN. XX / VI. MEN. VIII. D. / XIII. The inscription records his birth on 2 August 1638 and his death on 13 April 1665, noting that he lived 26 years, 8 months, and 13 days. The field is plain with no border ornament other than a fine milled edge. |
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| Mintage | 1665 |
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