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1 Pfennig - Dominique Constantin
| Issuer | Principality of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, German States) |
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| Year | 1790-1800 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the interlaced cypher monogram of Prince Dominique Constantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, formed by the intertwined initials CFZL rendered in an ornate calligraphic style. The monogram is surmounted by a princely crown. No peripheral legend is present; the design fills the field to the milled border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field divided by a horizontal bar, above which the numeral '1' appears flanked by decorative floral or rosette ornaments, and below which the denomination legend PFENNING is inscribed in raised capital letters. The date 1800 is placed in the lower portion of the field. The entire central device is enclosed within an ornamental cartouche of foliate scrollwork, with a decorative ribbon bow at the base, all within a milled border. |
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Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort was a minor Imperial County — later elevated to Principality — whose coinage rights survived into the late 18th century largely through legal inertia rather than economic necessity. Dominique Constantin served as the engraver responsible for several small denomination issues from this period, and his name appearing in catalog attributions is itself unusual; die-cutters on Pfennig-level coinage were rarely documented at all.
The 1790s dating range reflects uncertainty in die attribution rather than a confirmed multi-year production run.