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24 Mariengroschen - Victor II Frederick
| Issuer | Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Year | 1727 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A crowned bear in full figure strides boldly to the right atop a decorative latticed wall, serving as the arms of Anhalt-Bernburg. The animal is depicted with naturalistic detail, its crown rendered in relief above its head. The field is plain, and the encircling legend PERRUMPENDUM ('it must be broken through') arcs across the upper portion of the coin within the border. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and fineness statement are displayed in five lines of bold roman lettering within an inner beaded circle at the center of the field, reading XXIV / MARIEN / GROSCH: / FEIN SILB: / 1727 / I.I.G, the last line indicating the mint master's initials and date. An outer legend surrounding the inner circle carries the full titulature of the ruler Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt, separated by mullets and punctuation marks. |
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Victor II Frederick ruled Anhalt-Bernburg for less than three years, from 1725 until his death in 1728, making his coinage issues scarce almost by default. The 24 Mariengroschen denomination was a north German accounting standard of the period, with 24 Mariengroschen equaling one Reichsthaler — a practical division that kept this module in active commercial use across the Saxon and Lower Rhenish circles. Anhalt-Bernburg's silver output during this period drew on the region's modest mining activity rather than any major lode, and the brevity of this reign kept total production figures low across all denominations.