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1 Thaler - Christian Frederick Charles Alexander Acquisition of Bayreuth
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1769 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Central inscription arranged in three lines within a wreath or decorative ribbon circle, recording the date in Roman numerals. Heraldic shields appear at the left and right flanking the central motif, with a displayed eagle positioned above. The composition commemorates the union of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth under Alexander's rule in 1769. A beaded border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | FELIX CONIUNCTION. M // DCC // LXIX |
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Christian Frederick Charles Alexander — Margrave of both Ansbach and Bayreuth by 1769 — issued this thaler to commemorate his assumption of the Bayreuth margraviate following the death of Frederick Christian, who left no male heir. The two Franconian margraviates had long been administered separately despite sharing the Hohenzollern bloodline, and their union under a single ruler was a notable consolidation, though it proved short-lived.
Alexander ceded both territories to Prussia in 1791, retiring to England on a substantial pension. The 1769 commemorative issue thus marks a political moment that would unravel within a generation.