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1 Sechsling Provisional Government Coinage, Pattern
| Issuer | Schleswig-Holstein Provisional Government |
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| Year | 1850 |
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| Weight | 9.57 g |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '1 SECHSLING' is inscribed in two lines across the centre of the field, with the date '1850' below and the mint-master's initials 'T. A.' beneath the date, accompanied by a small decorative stop. A circular legend reading 'SCHLESW. HOLSTEIN. SCHEIDE MÜNZE' runs along the rim, interrupted at the base, all within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Schleswig-Holstein Provisional Government existed for just three years, formed in the wake of the 1848 revolution and the duchies' armed uprising against Danish rule. The conflict — the First Schleswig War — ended with the London Protocol of 1852, which dissolved the government and returned the duchies to Denmark. Coinage struck under the Provisional Government was always politically charged, asserting a separate identity that Denmark refused to recognize.
This brass pattern was never adopted for circulation. The brass fabric itself is the tell — brass was not used for standard Schleswig-Holstein issues, marking this clearly as a trial piece exploring denominations that never reached the public.