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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4483047, member: 102103&quot;]Day 50:&nbsp; Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1/12 Thaler 1848, Grand Duke Frederick Francis II</p><p>(single year type, but the mintage is over 2 million, so they are not scarce)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113345[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1848 was another eventful year in Europe!&nbsp; A wave of revolts occurred scattered across the continent, usually against monarchies and in favor of liberal reforms.&nbsp; The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was not immune, and even made some grudging reforms, only to revoke them shortly thereafter.&nbsp; Grand Duke Frederick Francis II ruled with near-absolute power, and managed to hang on to his position from 1842 until his death in 1883.&nbsp; He also served as a military leader, allying with Prussia in the Austro-Prussian war which paved the way for the formation of the German Empire, dominated by Prussia, and in the Franco-Prussian war, which lead to the defeat and exile of Napoleon III.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin above has a fairly simple design by German States standards.&nbsp; The reverse only tells the date and the denomination:&nbsp; 12 to 1 thaler.&nbsp; The obverse says: &quot;FRIEDRICH FRANZ V.G.G. GROSSHERZOG V. MECKLENB.SCH&quot; (Frederick Francis, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and has a rather young portrait of the Grand Duke, before he grew out his beard:[ATTACH=full]1113346[/ATTACH]</p><p>I&#039;m sure many of us locked up in quarantine can relate to his extensive facial hair![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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