View source for Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1770-SNR 1/2 thaler

[[Image:Hohenlohe SB819-20608o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20608]]
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This specimen was lot 20608 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[Germany|GERMANY]]. [[German States, Hohenlohe|Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst]]. 1/2 Taler, 1770-SNR. Nurnberg Mint. Karl Albrecht. NGC MS-64. 1/2 Convention Taler issue. A VERY SCARCE design type that always finds itself in short supply due to the eye-catching reverse design that displays a resurgent phoenix reanimating from the ashes. A lovely near-Gem thereof, this piece showcases rich toned surfaces that are dusky at times with moments of flashy brilliance that result from underlying reflectivity in the fields. The reverse is particularly spectacular, displaying vivid blue, purple and yellow toning accents around the phoenix and surrounding inscriptions. With eye-appeal this high, an item that will undoubted gain exhaled status in the next collection it enters. The "House of the Golden Flame" was founded on December 29, 1757 by Philipp Ernst, the head of the Catholic branch of the Hohenlohe side of the family. It originally served to facilitate a bond of friendship between his children (the eldest being Karl Albrecht who would succeeded him as leader), their closest relatives as well as their descendants. After Karl Albrecht became ruler, he renewed the order in 1770 under the "House and Knightly Order of the Phoenix" name and allowed the award to be bestowed upon foreigners who were able to prove nobility. Later in the 18th century, the order was again expanded to provide for class subdivision. Whimsically, nearly all information on the internet regarding this noble order is buried today due to J.K. Rowling's creation of an order of nearly identical name in her Harry Potter series of children's fiction novels. From the Linda Collection."</blockquote> The phoenix was featured on a one kreuzer ([[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1768-SNR kreuzer|KM 45]]), 2½ kreuzer (KM 50), five kreuzer ([[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1768-SNR 5 kreuzer|KM 46]]), half thaler (shown here), thaler (KM 41, KM 42) and ducat (KM 52). The state was mediatized in 1806.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-51; Albrecht-294. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1757-MF thaler Dav-2360|1757 thaler]]
* [[Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen 1760-PPW 1/2 thaler]]
* [[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1768-SNR kreuzer|1768 kreuzer]]
* [[Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst 1768-SNR 5 kreuzer|1768 5 kreuzer]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]

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