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Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexius Friedrich Christian, 24 Mariengroschen, 1796

Also known as: Vorstendom Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexius Friedrich Christian, 24 Mariengroschen, 1796

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1796

Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bear with collar, walking to the left on a city wall with a gate. Reverse: value indication in four lines, beneath which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0899A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 13.08 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.3 cm x weight 13.08 g

Design

Obverse
crowned bear with collar, walking to the left on a city wall with a gate.
Reverse
value indication in four lines, beneath which the date. Milled edge.

Identification

Original title
Vorstendom Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexius Friedrich Christian, 24 Mariengroschen, 1796
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-0899A
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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