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1 Heller - Moritz Wilhelm
| Issuer | County of Henneberg-Schleusingen (German States) |
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| Year | 1705-1718 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the interlaced cypher 'MW' of Count Moritz Wilhelm of Henneberg-Schleusingen, rendered in bold relief, surmounted by a comital crown. The monogram is flanked on either side by a palm frond, their stems crossed at the base, symbolizing authority and dynastic identity. The field is unlettered, with the design centrally composed and occupying the full width of the flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 SCHLEU SINGER HELLER 1717 |
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Henneberg-Schleusingen had been partitioned among several Saxon ducal lines since 1583, and by the early eighteenth century the county existed as a largely administrative relic governed jointly by its co-inheritors. Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz, held his share of the territory until his line extinguished with his death in 1718 — at which point Henneberg coinage ceased entirely, absorbed into the broader Saxon monetary orbit.
The thirteen-year emission window and the coin's negligible copper weight kept production volumes low, which accounts for its relative obscurity in most collections outside the Merse reference.