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1 Kreuzer - Charles Philip
| Issuer | Palatinate |
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| Year | 1737-1742 |
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| Value | 1 Kreuzer (1⁄120) |
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| Reverse description | The central device consists of an uncrowned cypher formed by the interlaced initials CP (Carolus Philippus), executed in an elegant monogram without a crown above. A mintmaster's workshop letter appears in the field below the monogram. The entire device is contained within an inner fillet, with a beaded grenetis at the periphery. The encircling legend, introduced by a rosette, records the denomination and date, running clockwise between the fillet and the grenetis. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Charles Philip of the Palatinate-Neuburg line spent much of his reign embroiled in the War of Polish Succession and its diplomatic aftermath, leaving his administration perpetually cash-strapped. These tiny silver kreuzer were the workhorse of petty commerce in the Rhenish Palatinate — a fragmented territory whose coinage rights were jealously maintained despite the elector's diminished political standing within the Empire. Charles Philip died in 1742 at age 81, making him one of the oldest reigning electors in the history of the Palatinate, and this issue spans nearly the full breadth of his final years.