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⅙ Thaler - William II and Frederick William
| Uitgever | Hesse-Cassel |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1845-1847 |
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| Dikte | 1.4 mm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Crowned quartered coat of arms of Hesse-Cassel centrally positioned within a laurel and oak wreath tied at the base. The shield displays the multiple heraldic quarterings of the Electorate of Hesse, surmounted by an elaborate electoral crown. The circular legend surrounds the wreath, reading the names and titles of the co-rulers William II and Frederick William in abbreviated Latin script. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Hesse-Cassel's coinage in the 1840s was produced under mounting political tension between Elector William II and his son Frederick William, whose co-regency arrangement was anything but cooperative. William II had been effectively sidelined by illness and the influence of his morganatic wife, Countess von Reichenbach, and Frederick William administered the electorate with increasing independence. The joint naming on this issue reflects legal necessity more than political harmony.
The .500 fineness places this squarely in the German states' broader mid-century trend toward debased fractional silver, driven by the demands of the Zollverein monetary agreements.