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1 Ausbeutethaler - Charles Louis
| Issuer | Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
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| Year | 1774 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A detailed panoramic view of the Holzappel silver mine complex occupies the central field, depicting multiple mining buildings and smelting structures nestled at the foot of a rolling mountain landscape. Above the mine workings, a radiant sun with long rays bursts from the upper right, illuminating the scene and symbolising divine favour upon the mining enterprise. Clouds drift to the upper left, and mining equipment is visible on the hillside, lending topographic authenticity to the composition. The circling Latin legend AN GOTTES SEGEN * IST ALLES GELEGEN * (meaning 'In God's blessing lies everything') runs along the inner border, separated by ornamental rosette stops. The coin's edge is finely reeded, and the entire design is executed in the refined engraving style characteristic of late 18th-century German Ausbeutethaler coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a five-line dedicatory inscription in capital letters within the unadorned central field, reading GOTT / SEGNE FERNER / DAS HOLZAPPELER / BERGWERCK / FEIN SILBER, followed by the date 1774 and the mint officials' initials B.(F).N. below. The peripheral legend CARL LUDWIG FURST ZU ANHALT SCHAUMBURG * encircles the field, identifying the issuing sovereign Prince Carl Ludwig of Anhalt-Schaumburg. The inscription translates as 'God bless further the Holzappel mine — fine silver 1774,' affirming both the religious dedication and the metallurgical purity of the coin's silver content. The initials B.(F).N. refer to the engravers Bunsen and Neumeister, with F enclosed within a beaded cartouche as a mint or die-cutter mark. The overall design is austere and text-dominated, consistent with the functional inscriptional style typical of German mining thalers of the period. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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