© Münzenhandlung Harald Möller GmbH
© Münzenhandlung Harald Möller GmbH
½ Thaler - Frederick II Halber Sterntaler
1776 year| Silver | 11.75 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel (Hesse-Cassel) |
|---|---|
| Landgrave | Frederick II (Friedrich II) (1760-1785) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1776 |
| Value | ½ Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 11.75 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#133671 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Lion arms within inner circle of star, value above, date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EIN HALBER STERNTHALER.
1776
B. R.
Comment
On the reverse there is the star of the Order of the Golden Lion. This coins is called Sterntaler. Among other things, the Sterntalers were used to compensate families whose sons had fallen in the American War of Independence. Based on this macabre background, the fairy tale of the Sterntalern, which the Grimm brothers wrote in the Kassel area, was created. Landgrave Frederick II took great subsidies from the English for soldiers whom he leased to them. Therefore, in American collectors circles the Sterntaler are also called "Blooddollar".Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the ½ Thaler - Frederick II (Halber Sterntaler) 1776 coin from Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel is that it features a unique design element - a small five-pointed star located above the crown on the obverse side of the coin. This star was added to the design to symbolize the connection between the Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel and the Holy Roman Empire, of which it was a part. This coin is a rare and valuable example of early European coinage and is highly sought after by collectors.
