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1 Thaler - Charles Theodore Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Elector Charles Theodore facing right, with elaborately curled hair and lace cravat, rendered in a refined Baroque portrait style. The circular legend reads D G CAR THEODOR C P R S R I A T & EL, denoting his titles as Count Palatine of the Rhine and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. The legend is positioned along the raised rim, with fine milling visible at the edge. The portrait occupies the central field with high relief and strong sculptural detail. |
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| Obverse lettering | D G CAR THEODOR C P R S R I A T & EL |
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Charles Theodore (Karl Theodor) struck this Konventionstaler under the monetary convention of 1753, the agreement between Bavaria and Austria that standardized the thaler at 10 to the Cologne mark — a reform that finally brought some coherence to the fractured coinage of the Holy Roman Empire's southern states. The Palatinate mint at Mannheim was operating under considerable pressure during this period, as Charles Theodore was simultaneously funding an extravagant court culture that would eventually drain the electorate's treasury.
1761 falls squarely in the Seven Years' War, when silver flows across the Empire were disrupted and coin hoarding was widespread. The Dav GT II reference places this squarely in the German Taler series documentation by Davenport.