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Principality of Anhalt-Köthen

Anhalt-Köthen was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Ascania.

Kind: principality
Region: Western Europe, Europe
Recorded period: 1603 – 1806

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Anhalt-Köthen, August I Ludwig, Gulden, 1750

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Anhalt-Köthen, August I Ludwig, Gulden, 1750

1750

Silver coin. Obverse: composite coat of arms held by two bears with collars. Below it, value designation: 2/3 [taler]. Reverse: shield held by a bear with collar standing on the ground, on which a two-line inscription. Date in exergue. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0891; its…

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