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

1800 year
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
Year
1800
Value
1 Kreuzer (1⁄144)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Billon (.187 silver)
Weight
0.77 g
Diameter
15 mm
Thickness
0.5 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#38444
Rarity index
90%

Reverse

Inscriptions in 3 linesAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
*I*
KREUZER
1800
*

Edge

Plain

Comment

KM# 255 describes this type but doesn't have an image. Schön DM# 127 has an image matching the main image on this page.

Kahnt WM has two variations. Kahnt WM# 3 has a obverse description which matches the main image on this page, Palm branches on the left, Laurel on the right. Kahnt WM# 3A is described as Laurel on the left, Palm branches on the right, and has an obverse image matching the image below.

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.