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1 Thaler - Christian Frederick Charles Alexander Konventionstaler
| Issuer | Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margraviate of |
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| Year | 1774 |
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| Weight | 28.06 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Margrave Christian Frederick Charles Alexander facing right, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including flowing periwig. The legend ALEXANDER • D: G: MARCH: BRAND: arcs around the periphery in Latin script. The effigy displays elaborate armor decoration with a star or badge of an Order visible at the chest, and lace cravat below. The coin field is smooth and the portrait is finely engraved in the late Baroque style. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christian Frederick Charles Alexander ruled Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1757 until his abdication in 1791, when he sold the margraviate outright to Prussia — a transaction that effectively ended the Hohenzollern cadet line's independent authority over the territory. The 1774 issue predates that abdication by nearly two decades, struck when the margraviate still functioned as a sovereign entity within the Holy Roman Empire.
The Konventionstaler standard, established by the Austro-Bavarian convention of 1753, fixed output at ten thalers to the Cologne mark of silver. Brandenburg-Ansbach's adherence to this standard by the 1770s reflects the broader monetary consolidation pressing smaller German states.