4 Kreuzers - Charles August

Reverse

4-line inscription with mintmaster's initia (s) in baroque frame, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LAND - MUNZ
4 ꟾ KREU ꟾ ZER ꟾ EDC
1749

Edge

Plain

Comment

Coin minted at the Weilburg mint.
16 Heller = 4 Kreuzer = 1/15 Gulden = 1/22.5 Thaler

The successor to master coiner Ernst Dietrich Croll (initials EDC or EC) was Friedrich Siegmund Schäfer (initials FS). From the second half of 1751, coins with the initials FS but with the year 1749 were minted. The years 1750 FS and 1751 FS followed a little later.

The initials FN next to the crown refer to the principality (Fürstentum Nassau-Weilburg).

Isenbeck# 109

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Pièce frappée à l'atelier monétaire de Weilburg.
16 Heller = 4 Kreuzer = 1/15 Gulden = 1/22,5 Thaler

Le successeur du maître monnayeur Ernst Dietrich Croll (initiales EDC ou EC) était Friedrich Siegmund Schäfer (initiales FS). A partir de la deuxième moitié de l'année 1751 furent frappées de pièces aux initiales FS mais avec le millésime de 1749. Un peu plus tard suivaient les millésimes 1750 FS et 1751 FS.

Les initiales FN accostant la couronne désignent la principauté (Fürstentum Nassau-Weilburg)

Isenbeck# 109

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 4 Kreuzers coin from Principality of Nassau-Weilburg is that it was minted during a time of great economic and political change in Europe. The coin was issued during the reign of Charles August, who was the last prince of Nassau-Weilburg before the principality was annexed by the Duchy of Nassau in 1806. This period saw the rise of mercantilism and the development of new trade routes, which had a significant impact on the economy of the region and the value of the coin. Additionally, the coin's silver content and relatively low denomination made it a widely used and accessible form of currency for everyday transactions.

• early modern
• modern