1 Kreuzer - Louis X 1800-1805 front 1 Kreuzer - Louis X 1800-1805 back
1 Kreuzer - Louis X 1800-1805 photo
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1 Kreuzer - Louis X

 
Billon (.187 silver) 0.77 g 15 mm
Description
Issuer
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Landgrave
Louis X (1790-1806)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1800-1805
Value
1 Kreuzer (1⁄144)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Billon (.187 silver)
Weight
0.77 g
Diameter
15 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#18664
Rarity index
68%

Reverse

4-line inscription with value and date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LANDMVNZ
*1*
KREUZER
1800

Comment

Varieties exist.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Kreuzer coin from Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt is that it was minted during the reign of Louis X, who was the last landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt before the territory was annexed by Napoleon's France in 1806.