4 Kreuzers - Louis VIII 1748-1759 front 4 Kreuzers - Louis VIII 1748-1759 back
4 Kreuzers - Louis VIII 1748-1759 photo
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4 Kreuzers - Louis VIII

 
Billon 3 g 23 mm
Description
Issuer
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
Landgrave
Louis VIII (1739-1768)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1748-1759
Value
4 Kreuzer (1⁄36)
Currency
Thaler (1568-1805)
Composition
Billon
Weight
3 g
Diameter
23 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#51892
Rarity index
90%

Reverse

Value in baroque frame, date below

Lettering:
LAND MÜNZ
4
KREU
ZER
1759

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 4 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 the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866.