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| Issuer | Sayn-Altenkirchen, County of |
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| Year | 1753-1755 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1648-1803) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a quartered shield of arms combining the arms of Brandenburg and Sayn, surmounted by an elaborate crowned baroque cartouche with ornate scrollwork and foliate mantling extending into the lower field. The peripheral legend, rendered in Latin abbreviation, encircles the entire design and reads: CAR. GVIL. FR. D. G. M. BR. D. P. C. S. ETW, identifying the issuing count Carl Wilhelm Friedrich by name and title. The overall composition is characteristic of mid-18th century German territorial coinage, with the heraldic device occupying the majority of the coin's face. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAR. GVIL. FR. D. G. M. BR. D. P. C. S. ETW |
| Reverse description | Within an ornate baroque frame, the denomination is expressed in four lines using Roman numerals and abbreviated text: XII / KREV / ZER / followed by the date of issue (1753 or 1755), the numeral XII rendered prominently at the top. The surrounding peripheral legend, in Latin abbreviation, reads: BRANDENB. ONOLZB. SAYN. LANDMVNZ., identifying the coin as a local currency (Landmünze) of the Brandenburg-Ansbach and Sayn territories. The overall design is consistent with the baroque decorative style prevalent in small German territorial coinages of the mid-18th century. |
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