Catalog
1 Groschen - Alexander Charles Joint Coinage
| Issuer | Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Year | 1839-1840 |
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| Weight | 1.6 g |
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| Obverse lettering | HRZGTH. ANHALT 1840 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely typographic in design, presenting the denomination in two horizontal lines across the central field: the numeral 1 above the word GROSCHEN in large raised letters, separated by a horizontal rule. The peripheral legend, contained within a beaded border, reads 24 EINEN THALER in the upper arc and SCHEIDEMÜNZE in the lower arc, indicating the coin's fractional value as a subsidiary currency piece equal to one twenty-fourth of a Thaler. |
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Anhalt-Bernburg's joint coinage with Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen in the late 1830s reflects the broader German push toward intra-state monetary coordination that preceded the Prussian-dominated Münzverein agreements. Alexander Charles ruled Bernburg from 1834 until the duchy was absorbed into a unified Anhalt in 1863, but this particular issue dates to a period when the three Anhalt branches still maintained separate courts while sharing minting arrangements. The collaboration was pragmatic — none of the three duchies had sufficient volume to justify independent mint operations for small denominations.