Continuing our quest in seeing some of the Free German States Thaler Coinage we have come to our first listing under the letter E which is Ebersdorf. In 1806 Ebersdorf came unto the lineage of Reuss and thus, became known as Reuss-Ebersdorf a county and from 1806 a principality located in Germany. The Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf belonged to the Reuss Junior Line. Reuss was successively a part of the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, German Confederation, German Empire and Weimar Republic before becoming a part of Thuringia in 1920. Before we look at the Thaler coinage of Reuss-Ebersdorf take a look at this map showing the territorial area of Reuss-Ebersdorf courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:R-JL.png I believe it's important to know the chronogical order of rulership over Reuss-Obersdorf as it directly influenced the coinage of the Pre Empire Era. RULERS OF REUSS-EBERSDORF: Counts of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1678–1806) Heinrich X, 1678–1711 Heinrich XXIV, 1711–47 Heinrich XXIX, 1747–79 Heinrich LI, 1779–1806 Raised to principality, 1806 Princes of Reuss-Ebersdorf (1806–24) Heinrich LI, 1806–22 Heinrich LXXII, 1822–24 Succeeded as Prince of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf, 1824 Princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf (1824–48) Heinrich LXXII, 1824–48 To Reuss-Schleiz, 1848 There are three coin categories: 1. Minor Coinage 2. Fractional Thalers 3. Thaler Coinage The coin photos are all Coin Archives images and will be presented in chronological order. One other category is a bonus to you for reading this article. It is 4. Medals. Minor Coinage: 1765 3 Pfennig: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985475&AucID=916&Lot=2413&Val=14eb4118799d6ebb1fe84a856223f1c1 1841-A (Berlin Mint mark) 1/2 Silbergroschen: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=939227&AucID=696&Lot=1527&Val=58d4cbe946f136f1a8ac82e88d267e2a 1844-A (Berlin Mint mark Fractional Thalers: Some fractional Thalers had other denominational values. 1763 1/4 Konventiuonsthaler (1/3 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985469&AucID=916&Lot=2407&Val=95443d12a086128cef786f10b5fd9bc7 1764 1/4 Konventionsthaler (1/3 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985470&AucID=916&Lot=2408&Val=8c3e732a4b9352a323c9e72bfa158702 1764 1/8 Konventionsthaler (1/6 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985471&AucID=916&Lot=2409&Val=bcc7c62a798bc9584698a15ff86e7731 1765 1/2 Konventionsthaler (2/3 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985474&AucID=916&Lot=2412&Val=d7c991ca0409e0871941674b8d28dfee Thaler Coinage: 1765 Konventionsthaler: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=1017642&AucID=938&Lot=1962&Val=b40002f5d38d412964c7d5f04dc48c91 1812 Konventionsthaler: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=985476&AucID=916&Lot=2414&Val=359ec175b160de049203b2387fdcbfcb 1812 Konventionsthaler (Ein Species Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=953194&AucID=707&Lot=4542&Val=466e7da783b1efaff671768104cf5b89 1840 VereInsdopplethaler (Vereins 2 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=998357&AucID=926&Lot=1180&Val=80163c58074ff3ba1ddc963503222bb9 1840 2 Thaler (3 1/2 Gulden): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=1008495&AucID=932&Lot=1903&Val=7579ee085faee4156136e3daba50c7a2 1847 Vereinsdopplethaler (Vereins 2 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=998358&AucID=926&Lot=1181&Val=b33288c46c8f8fc5e56a0fbcbbd4b722 1847 Vereinsdopplethaler Commemorative - 25 Years Regierungs Jubilee: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=942739&AucID=698&Lot=4793&Val=a45267a5b0074a2eb7c8ad5956b68b7a 1848 Vereinsdopplethaler (Vereins 2 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=942738&AucID=698&Lot=4792&Val=77687d7c41963e7fddf4134c5951820a 1853-A (Berlin Mint) Dopplethaler (2 Thaler): http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=953204&AucID=707&Lot=4552&Val=e0228fb3dd92c8849ba6bbac9b81eb39 Medals (A Bonus): This Medal was not produced until 1931. I present it because part of its commemoration involves Gräfin Reuss-Ebersdorf: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=1010396&AucID=932&Lot=4590&Val=5acda8499107e494f8a6aeca037fc1f2 Another Medal produced in 1931: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=939226&AucID=696&Lot=1526&Val=f69c192cab1d73977e8e302f11365588 Hope you enjoyed seeing the Thaler coinage of Ebersdorf. To be continued... Clinker
Just one comment regarding all these Heinrichs: In the Reuß families, the boys all got the name Heinrich and were "numbered". Different family branches, so to say, had different ways of counting. (Reuß Jüngere Linie for example started with Heinrich I again at the beginning of each century.) These numbering systems included all male family members, not just the ruling count or prince - and that is why you end up with such high numbers. The last prince (Heinrich LXXII), by the way, became famous mostly for two reasons. One, the dancer Lola Montez who had been invited to the court behaved so badly that she was thrown out of the country after some time. Also, during the 1848 revolution, Heinrich was faced with demands that included freedom of the press, parliamentary rights and independent jurisdiction. He partly agreed but apparently also lost interest in being a prince, so he abdicated ... Christian
Hi Christian: Thanks for the additional info. In a past "Thaler Coinage" post I covered how the sons only leadership worked in most of the German States. Always look forward to your knowledgable input! Clinker
