GERMANY. Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst. 1/2 Taler, 1770-SNR. Nurnberg Mint. Karl Albrecht. NGC MS-64.KM-51; Albrecht-294. 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. Rowlings creation of an order of nearly identical name in her Harry Potter series of childrens fiction novels.From the Linda Collection.
