1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph 1722 front 1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph 1722 back
1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph 1722 photo
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1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph

1722 year
Copper - -
Description
Issuer
Principality of Brunswick-Blankenburg (German States)
Prince
Louis Rudolph (Ludwig Rudolf) (1707-1735)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1722
Value
1 Pfennig (1⁄288)
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#133436
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

8-line inscription in center with denomination, date, and engraver's mark.

Script: Latin

Lettering: * I * / PFENNIG / F. BLANCK-B. / BERGW. / SCHEIDE / MUNTZ · / 1722 · / W ·

Engraver: Christian Wermuth

Comment

W - Christian Wermuth - Engraver at Gotha Mint

KM# 22 (Brunswick-Blankenburg) and KM# 1 (Blankenburg) refer to the same coin.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph 1722 coin from the Principality of Brunswick-Blankenburg (German States) made of Copper is that it features a unique design element - a crescent moon and stars on the reverse side, which was a distinctive symbol of the Brunswick-Blankenburg principality.