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24 Kreuzer - Christian I, August, Rudolph, Louis and John Casimir
| Issuer | Principality of Anhalt (German States) |
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| Year | 1621 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged in a triangular composition: one shield positioned at the top center surmounted by a princely crown, flanked by decorative foliage, with two further shields displayed side by side in the lower field — one bearing horizontal barry stripes and the other a lozenge or diamond device. The encircling Latin legend abbreviates the titles of the joint princes of Anhalt and includes the denomination numeral 24, denoting the 24 Kreuzer value. The overall design reflects the joint rule of the five Anhalt princes during the Kipper period. |
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Issued jointly in 1621 by the five ruling princes of Anhalt under the partition system that had fragmented the principality since 1603, this coin belongs to the inflationary Kipper und Wipperzeit — the currency crisis that convulsed the Holy Roman Empire between roughly 1619 and 1623. Minters across German territories systematically debased silver coinage to exploit fixed exchange rates, flooding circulation with underweight issues before the inevitable collapse. Anhalt was no exception.
The five-prince joint coinage was an administrative necessity, not a symbol of unity. The brothers ruled separate lines — Dessau, Bernburg, Zerbst, Plötzkau, and Köthen — and coordinated minting only when imperial or regional obligations demanded it.