1 Mariengroschen - Henry the elder

Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel's Mariengroschen issues of this period reflect the principality's position within the Lower Saxon monetary system, where regional groschen denominations were proliferating rapidly in the early sixteenth century as ecclesiastical and secular lords alike scrambled to assert minting rights. Henry the Elder — Duke from 1486 until his death in 1514 — governed through a period of persistent dynastic friction with his brother Erich, a rivalry that shaped administrative and fiscal policy across both territories. The Welter 330A attribution distinguishes this from closely related parallel issues.