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⅙ Thaler - Frederick V
| Issuer | Oldenburg, County of |
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| Year | 1761 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#119 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the denomination is expressed in two lines reading 'VI EINEN THALER', with the date 1761 positioned in the exergue below. Flanking the central legend are small floral ornaments. The outer legend, separated from the inner circle by a plain band, records the fineness and weight standard, indicating 80 pieces struck from one mark of fine silver. The overall design is sober and functional, characteristic of North German provincial coinage of the period. |
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Frederick V of Denmark held the County of Oldenburg as a personal possession, distinct from his Danish crown territories, and coins struck in his name for Oldenburg circulated within a small, administratively awkward enclave surrounded by Hanoverian and Prussian interests. The Seven Years' War was still grinding through northern Germany in 1761, disrupting trade and straining local mints across the region.
The .500 fineness is notably debased for a thaler fraction of this period, reflecting wartime pressure on silver supplies rather than any local monetary reform.