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1/3 Thaler - Victor II Frederick
| Issuer | Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| Year | 1727-1750 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | A large crowned quartered heraldic shield occupies the center of the reverse, bearing the complex arms of the Anhalt-Bernburg princely house with multiple quarters displaying eagles, bears, and other dynastic charges. The date is divided to either side of the shield, with '17' to the left and '27' to the right, while the mint master's initials 'II G' appear below the shield flanking the denomination fraction '1/3'. The legend VICTOR • FRIDERICUS • D • G • P • A • DUX • S • A • & • W • C • AS • C • D • B • & • S runs around the periphery in Latin, giving the ruler's full titulature. The inscription FEIN SILB appears in the lower exergual area, attesting to the fineness of the silver content. |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTOR • FRIDERICUS • D • G • P • A • DUX • S • A • & • W • C • AS • C • D • B • & • S 17 27 II G 1/3 FEIN SILB |
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Victor II Frederick ruled Anhalt-Bernburg from 1721 until his death in 1765, but this denomination was struck only during the middle stretch of that reign. The 1/3 Thaler — equivalent to 8 Groschen — occupied an awkward but practical position in the Saxon-influenced currency system used across the Anhalt principalities, filling the gap between smaller everyday coins and the full Thaler that minor courts like Bernburg rarely struck in quantity.
Anhalt-Bernburg's minting activity under Victor II Frederick was modest and intermittent, which accounts for the relatively limited survival of this type in consistent quality.