10 Kreuzers - Louis VIII 1765-1766 front 10 Kreuzers - Louis VIII 1765-1766 back
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10 Kreuzers - Louis VIII

 
Silver - -
Description
Issuer
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Landgrave
Louis VIII (1739-1768)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1765-1766
Value
10 Kreuzers (5⁄72)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#356731
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✿ X ✿
KREUZER
NACH DEM CON
VENTIONS FUS
*1765*
G·C·F
P·B

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 10 Kreuzers coin from Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt is that it was minted during the reign of Louis VIII, who was the last landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt before the territory was annexed by Prussia in 1866.