1 Kronenthaler - George

The Kronenthaler was an Austrian trade coin that circulated widely across the fragmented German states, and several princes struck their own versions under Habsburg licensing arrangements. Waldeck-Pyrmont's 1813 issue came at a politically precarious moment — the Principality had joined the Confederation of the Rhine in 1807 under French pressure, and was only just repositioning itself toward the victorious coalition as Napoleon's grip loosened. The reference spread across KM, Kahnt, Thun, and Davenport suggests die varieties that specialists continue to disagree on.