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2 1/2 Silbergroschen - Paul Frederick August
| Issuer | Oldenburg-Birkenfeld, Principality of |
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| Year | 1858 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned quartered shield bearing the combined arms of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the Principality of Birkenfeld, rendered in fine detail within the central field. The shield is surmounted by a royal crown with elaborate foliate decoration. The circular legend reads G. H. OLDENB. F. BIRKENF., separated by small ornamental stops, running along the inner border of the milled edge. |
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| Mintage | 1858 B - - 36,000 |
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Oldenburg-Birkenfeld was a tiny exclave principality wedged between Prussian and Bavarian territory, administratively awkward and financially constrained throughout its existence. Paul Frederick August ruled until his death in 1853, meaning this 1858 issue was struck five years posthumously — a routine practice in German minor states where dies were retained and coinage continued under a deceased ruler's authority until political absorption made it moot. Birkenfeld was absorbed into Prussia following the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.