1 Pfennig - Louis IX 1773 front 1 Pfennig - Louis IX 1773 back
1 Pfennig - Louis IX 1773 photo
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1 Pfennig - Louis IX

1773 year
Copper 1.6 g 21 mm
Description
Issuer
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Landgrave
Louis IX (1768-1790)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1773
Value
1 Pfennig (1⁄360)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Copper
Weight
1.6 g
Diameter
21 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#74597
Rarity index
85%

Reverse

4-line inscription with date, denomination and mintmasters initials.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* I *
PFENNIG
1773
.R.F.

Interesting fact

The 1 Pfennig coin from Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, minted in 1773, features an image of Louis IX, also known as Louis the Great, who was the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1768 until his death in 1790.