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10 Kreuzer - Ernest Louis I

 
Silver 2.25 g 22 mm
Description
Issuer
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Landgrave
Ernest Louis (Ernst Ludwig) (1678-1739)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1726-1733
Value
10 Kreuzers (5⁄72)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Silver
Weight
2.25 g
Diameter
22 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#40346
Rarity index
65%

Reverse

Name and date in the center, legend around.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FURSTL.HESS.DARMST.LAND.MUNTZ
*X*
KREU
TZER
1727
B.I.B

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 10 Kreuzer coin from the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt is that it was minted during a time of great economic and political change in Europe. The coin was issued during the reign of Ernest Louis I, who ruled Hesse-Darmstadt from 1726 to 1733. During this period, the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, and many German states, including Hesse-Darmstadt, began to assert their independence and issue their own currency. The 10 Kreuzer coin was one of the first coins minted by Hesse-Darmstadt as an independent state, and it reflects the state's efforts to establish its own economic and political identity.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1728  - - - - - -
1733  - - - - - -

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