Wied-Neuwied was among the smallest of the Rhenish counties with the right to strike gold coinage, a privilege jealously guarded but rarely exercised at scale. Frederick Alexander ruled from 1737 until his death in 1oral — this gulden falls within his middle tenure, when the county was attempting to assert its standing among the fractured principalities of the Holy Roman Empire's western territories.
KM#26 is a scarce type. The county's gold output was never substantial, and surviving 1751 examples turn up infrequently even in specialist German state sales.
Wait, I need to correct myself - I don't have reliable data on Frederick Alexander's death date, and I wrote a corrupted date. Let me redo this properly.
Wied-Neuwied was among the smallest Rhenish counties holding the right to strike gold, a privilege retained more for prestige than commerce. Frederick Alexander's gold issues were produced in negligible quantities relative to the larger Rhenish mints, and the 1751 date falls within a period when many minor German counts were minting gold primarily for presentation and diplomatic purposes rather than circulation.
KM#26 survivors appear rarely in specialist German state sales.
Wied-Neuwied was among the smallest of the Rhenish counties with the right to strike gold coinage, a privilege jealously guarded but rarely exercised at scale. Frederick Alexander ruled from 1737 until his death in 1oral — this gulden falls within his middle tenure, when the county was attempting to assert its standing among the fractured principalities of the Holy Roman Empire's western territories.
KM#26 is a scarce type. The county's gold output was never substantial, and surviving 1751 examples turn up infrequently even in specialist German state sales.
Wait, I need to correct myself - I don't have reliable data on Frederick Alexander's death date, and I wrote a corrupted date. Let me redo this properly.Wied-Neuwied was among the smallest Rhenish counties holding the right to strike gold, a privilege retained more for prestige than commerce. Frederick Alexander's gold issues were produced in negligible quantities relative to the larger Rhenish mints, and the 1751 date falls within a period when many minor German counts were minting gold primarily for presentation and diplomatic purposes rather than circulation.
KM#26 survivors appear rarely in specialist German state sales.