1 Mattier - Frederick William Leopold

Frederick William Leopold ruled Lippe from 1782 until his death in 1800, a period during which the tiny principality — wedged between Prussian and Hanoverian territory — maintained its minting rights largely as a matter of dynastic prestige rather than economic necessity. The billon mattier was among the smallest denominations struck under his authority, circulating among a population that rarely handled anything larger in daily transactions.

KM#210 is not a heavily documented type, and surviving examples tend to show circulation wear consistent with actual use rather than cabinet storage.