Aloethaler Public Deposited

Definition
  • In 1701 an aloe, which had been introduced to Germany a few years previously, blossomed for the first time, and in commemoration thereof the Dukes' Rudolph August and Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbiittel struck a Tha- ler. This coin lias on one side a figure of the plant in bloom, with an appropriate description.

Source
  • Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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