⅔ Taler - William Frederick Ernest

Schaumburg-Lippe was a county of negligible size — fewer than 20,000 subjects at mid-century — yet William Frederick Ernest maintained a disproportionately active mint during the Seven Years' War, partly to fund the county's celebrated military contributions under his command. He personally led Schaumburg-Lippe forces and later advised Portugal on its artillery defenses, a reputation that gave the tiny state an outsized political profile. The ⅔ Taler denomination, a North German convention tied to the 1690 Leipzig Foot, was already declining in practical use by 1761 as the war ground toward its conclusion.