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1 Fürstengroschen - Ernest I, Botho and Caspar Ulrich
| Issuer | County of Regenstein |
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| Year | 1567-1568 |
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| Value | 1 Fürstenbrück = 1⁄12 Thaler |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the Imperial double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire displayed in the central field, with spread wings and the orb bearing a cross on its breast, and the numeral '12' (denoting the denomination as a twelfth of a Thaler) superimposed upon it. The eagle wears an imperial crown above both heads. A circular Latin legend around the periphery references Emperor Maximilian II by his imperial title, abbreviated in the characteristic style of the period. The hammered flan shows the irregular outline and die-wear consistent with sixteenth-century German mint production. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAX(.)(I). D. - G. RO. I(M). |
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The County of Regenstein was one of the most persistently indebted small territories in the Harz region — the counts spent much of the sixteenth century mortgaging estates and mining rights simply to stay solvent. This joint issue under Ernest I, Botho, and Caspar Ulrich reflects the county's practice of collective rule among co-inheriting heirs, a necessity born as much from the family's financial fragility as from tradition. Regenstein itself would be absorbed by Brandenburg-Prussia before the end of the following century, making its independent coinage a relatively short-lived affair confined to a handful of types.