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⅔ Thaler - August of Sachsen-Weissenfels
| Issuer | Archbishopric of Magdeburg |
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| Year | 1675 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Crowned quartered shield of arms of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, displaying the characteristic halved eagle and chequered bar motifs within an ornate baroque cartouche with scrollwork. The mint master's initials H F appear flanking the shield at either side. The denomination ⅔ is displayed below the shield, with the Latin legend MONETA NOVA and ARGENTEA encircling the design in the outer field. |
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| Mintage | 1675 HHF |
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August of Sachsen-Weissenfels held the Archbishopric of Magdeburg as an administrator rather than a consecrated bishop — a Protestant arrangement that had been formalized under the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which assigned Magdeburg to Brandenburg after August's death. By 1675, August was in the final year of his administration, and Brandenburg's absorption of the territory was imminent. The ⅔ Thaler denomination itself reflects the broader currency chaos of the Holy Roman Empire following the Kipper- und Wipperzeit, with fractional Thaler denominations proliferating as regional authorities struggled to maintain viable circulating silver.