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Historical · Germany
1810 Westphalian thaler
Jérôme Bonaparte’s laureate portrait faces bold German lettering and 1810. A thaler from the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia.
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The story behind the coin
The source identifies this pair as a thaler of Jérôme Bonaparte, king of Westphalia. His laureate profile occupies one face; the other reads ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK around a prominent X, with 1810 below. The photographed reddish toning is retained. This historical kingdom is grouped geographically under Germany rather than presented as modern German currency.
Which side is heads?
- Heads
- Jérôme Bonaparte facing right in a laurel wreath.
- Tails
- X, EINE FEINE MARK, the date 1810 and surrounding German lettering.
A different coin. The same fair toss.
The artwork changes, but every virtual toss still has a 50/50 chance of heads or tails. We simulate the movement; the result is chosen independently. This is not a simulation of the physical balance of a historical coin.
Windrain, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Both faces cropped from one real paired photograph, background removed and resized. Adapted images remain under CC BY-SA 4.0. Image license ↗ View source record ↗