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1 Thaler - Charles Theodore Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1765-1771 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned coat of arms featuring three heraldic shields arranged in a triangular composition: at upper left a rampant lion representing the Palatinate, at upper right the lozengy arms of Bavaria, and below the central shield bearing a fleur-de-lis for Jülich, all supported by foliate mantling. The date is divided by the crown above, and the mintmaster's initials appear in the exergue flanking the lower shield. The denomination inscription '10. EINE FEINE MARCK' appears along the lower periphery, indicating the coin's fineness standard of ten pieces to the fine mark. |
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Charles Theodore ruled the Palatinate from Mannheim, where he maintained one of the most expensive courts in the Holy Roman Empire — a cultural ambition that put persistent strain on electoral finances. The Konventionstaler standard itself had been fixed by the 1753 Munich Convention between Austria and Bavaria, and its adoption by Palatinate mints was as much a political alignment as a monetary one.
The six-year span of this type reflects the period before Charles Theodore unexpectedly inherited Bavaria in 1777, fundamentally redirecting both his attention and his coinage.