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1 Mariengroschen - Rudolph August
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1667-1684 |
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| Value | 1 Mariengroschen (1⁄36) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1667 - - 1673 - - 1674 - - 1675 - - 1676 - - 1677 - - 1678 - - 1679 - - 1680 - - 1681 - - 1682 - - 1683 - - 1684 - - |
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Rudolph August ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1666 following his brother's abdication under pressure from the estates — an unusual succession that left him navigating a principality deeply indebted from the Thirty Years' War's long fiscal aftermath. The Mariengroschen was a workhorse denomination across the Lower Saxon Circle, and Brunswick mints struck enormous quantities to meet everyday transaction demand in a region where larger silver denominations were routinely hoarded or exported.
Welter 1866 encompasses a wide date range with multiple die marriages across this eighteen-year span.