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⅔ Thaler - Simon August 38th Birthday

Issuer Lippe
Year 1765
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Weight 13.86 g
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Obverse description Bare-headed draped bust of Count Simon August of Lippe facing right, with flowing curled hair tied at the nape. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail in the neoclassical style. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, reading SIMON AUGUST COM & NOB DOM LIPP S D DE V & A B H UTRE, separated by dots. The coin's edge features a finely toothed border.
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Reverse description Crowned quartered coat of arms of the House of Lippe displayed within an ornate baroque cartouche, with decorative rosettes flanking the shield. Below the cartouche, the denomination 2/3 appears within an oval frame. The circumferential Latin commemorative legend references the occasion of the count's birthday and the monetary convention, with the date 1765 incorporated into the legend. A toothed border frames the entire reverse field.
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