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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1095807, member: 6229&quot;]<b><font size="4">TRIVIA: Thalers of the German States...</font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When the German Empire came into being in 1871, 38 German States (of about 1800) still existed. When the German Empire was formed a new major currency emerged along with the new nation; the Mark. All minor coins and the silver 1 Mark were struck at government owned mints, but the 38 German States wre given the right to authorize the issuing of silver coins in denominations of 2, 3, and 5 Mark plus gold coins of 10 and 20 Mark. These had to be struck by a nearby government mint. The previous major currency was the Thaler, which was minted by the individual States&#039; own mints or at neighboring states&#039; mints. The minor coinage of both major denominations consisted of Pfennig and multiples of Pfennigs. A few of the German States issued coins bearing the denomination <b><i>Dreiling</i></b> which translates to 3 Pfennigs. Many German States produced variable fractional Thalers. Both Thaler and Mark could be broken down to 100 Pfennigs. As we look at the Thaler Currencies of the German States we will visit each entity in alphabetical OrderWe started with <b>A</b> for <b>Anhalt-Bernberg.</b> This posting stays in the <b>A</b> category, but stands for&nbsp; <b>Anhalt-Kothen</b> whose territories are depicted on this map. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anhalt-Dessau1820.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anhalt-Dessau1820.png" rel="nofollow"><b>MAP OF ANHALT-KOTHEN TERRITORIES</b></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let&#039;s look at some of Anhalt-Kothen&#039;s Thaler coinage (courtesy of Coin Archives):</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><u>Anhalt-Kothen:</u></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Take a look at a photo of this Anhalt-Kothen 1650 Thaler issued under the leadership of Ludwig:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928094&amp;AucID=687&amp;Lot=63&amp;Val=57677c2ff703cdf259097f33b31ca3e3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=928094&amp;AucID=687&amp;Lot=63&amp;Val=57677c2ff703cdf259097f33b31ca3e3" rel="nofollow"><b>ANHALT-KOTHEN 1650 THALER - LUDWIG</b></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Feast your eyes on this photo of an Anhalt-Kothen 1750 silver 1/3 Thaler issued under the leadership of August Ludwig:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=882734&amp;AucID=653&amp;Lot=195&amp;Val=05f44c9714ab2e5b45861aa872266c34" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=882734&amp;AucID=653&amp;Lot=195&amp;Val=05f44c9714ab2e5b45861aa872266c34" rel="nofollow"><b>ANHALT-KOTHEN 1750 SILVER 1/3 THALER - AUGUST LUDWIG</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a photo of Anhalt-Kothen 1840 Vereinsdoppelthaler (3 1/2 Gulden or 1 Mark) issued under the leadership of Heinreich:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=930799&amp;AucID=689&amp;Lot=20&amp;Val=02a97b9013b20c8f5d36ca9d695ba9ce" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=930799&amp;AucID=689&amp;Lot=20&amp;Val=02a97b9013b20c8f5d36ca9d695ba9ce" rel="nofollow"><b>ANHALT-KOTHEN 1840 VEREINSDOPPELTHALER - HENREICH</b></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With the death of Duke Henry in 1847 the Anhalt-Köthen line became extinct and was inherited by the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope you enjoyed this posting...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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