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⅔ Thaler - Adolphus Frederick IV
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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| Year | 1760 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Strelitz occupying the central field, displaying the heraldic devices of the duchy including the bull's head of Mecklenburg and the eagle of Strelitz. The date 1760 is divided on either side of the shield, and the denomination ⅔ appears below the shield within a cartouche. The circular legend NACH DEM LEIPZIGER FUSS surrounds the composition, indicating the Leipzig monetary standard, with mint initials flanking the lower cartouche. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Adolphus Frederick IV ruled Mecklenburg-Strelitz for just four years, from 1752 until his death in 1756 — which makes a coin dated 1760 an immediate puzzle. The duchy was administered under regency for his minor heir, Charles II, during these years, and coinage continued to be struck in the predecessor's name through that transitional period, a practice not uncommon in the smaller German states where administrative continuity outweighed strict dynastic accuracy.
The 2/3 Thaler denomination was the workhorse of North German silver coinage throughout the eighteenth century, pegged to the Reichsthaler system at a rate that made it broadly acceptable across Protestant trading territories.