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8 Gute Groschen - Victor II Frederick
| Issuer | Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Year | 1760 |
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| Value | 8 Gute Groschen (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Ornate interlaced cypher of the initials VF (for Victor Friedrich), surmounted by a large princely crown with elaborate scrollwork and foliate flourishes filling the field. The circular legend reads D.G.P.A.DVX.S.A.&.W.C.ASC.D.B.&.S, an abbreviated Latin title denoting the ruler's style and territories. The monogram is rendered in an intricate Baroque style, with intertwined strokes occupying the majority of the coin's face. Small decorative stops punctuate the legend at intervals. |
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| Reverse description | A bear passant to the left, depicted atop a crenellated wall rendered in a checkered pattern, serving as the heraldic emblem of Anhalt-Bernburg. The animal is shown in profile with head raised, tail arched, in the traditional style of the Anhalt bear. The circular legend arching around the upper field reads 60 EINE MARCK FEIN, indicating the fineness standard of 60 coins to the fine mark of silver. The date 1760 appears in the exergue below the wall. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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