1 Pfennig - August 1647-1667 front 1 Pfennig - August 1647-1667 back
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1 Pfennig - August

 
Silver 0.45 g 13 mm
Description
Issuer
Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German States)
Prince
Augustus the Younger (August der Jüngere) (1635-1666)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1647-1667
Value
1 Pfennig (1⁄288)
Currency
Thaler (1499-1814)
Composition
Silver
Weight
0.45 g
Diameter
13 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#266499
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Blank.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Pfennig coin from the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is that it was minted during a time of great economic and political change in Germany. The Thirty Years War had recently ended, and the country was in the process of rebuilding and recovering. The coinage of this period reflects the economic and political shifts that were taking place, with the 1 Pfennig coin being a symbol of the new era of trade and commerce that was emerging in Germany during the 17th century.