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1 Groschen - Henry IX
| Issuer | Reuss-Greiz |
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| Year | 1738-1739 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central value inscription in four lines — 24 / EINEN / THAL. / (date) — enclosed within an open laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bearing the mintmaster's initials GHE. A small ornamental rosette appears above the numeral 24 at the top of the wreath. The circular outer legend reads NACHGELDERMLEIPZIG (Nachgeld nach Leipziger Fuß), referencing the Leipzig monetary standard, and runs around the milled border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henry IX ruled Reuss-Greiz during a period when the tiny principality was still issuing its own coinage despite chronic fiscal pressure from the costs of maintaining a court disproportionate to its territory. The Reuss counts famously named every male heir Heinrich — a tradition dating to the 12th century — making numismatic attribution within the dynasty almost entirely dependent on regnal numbers rather than name differentiation.
The two-year window of this issue likely reflects a specific minting contract rather than a reign boundary.