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2 Thalers / 3½ Gulden - Henry LXXII Silber Jubilee
| Issuer | Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, Principality of |
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| Year | 1847 |
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| Diameter | 41 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Prince Heinrich LXXII of Reuss facing left, with neatly combed hair and a prominent moustache and goatee, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The surrounding legend arcs around the upper periphery reading HEINRICH LXXII JUNG. LIN. FÜRST REUSS, with the Berlin mint mark 'A' positioned in the lower field beneath the truncation. The portrait is framed by a finely beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | The elaborately rendered coat of arms of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield supported by two crowned lions rampant as heraldic supporters, the whole surmounted by a princely crown above a draped mantle tied with tasselled cords. The circumscription reads ZUR FEIER FÜNF UND ZWANZIG JÄHRIGER REGIERUNG in the upper arc, commemorating twenty-five years of reign, with the date DEN 10 JULI 1847 appearing in the lower arc flanked by ornamental stars. A fine beaded border frames the entire design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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