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1 Pfennig - Frederick Francis I
| Issuer | Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand duchy of |
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| Year | 1831 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄576) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the elaborate interlaced cypher of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz I, composed of the intertwined initials FF rendered in ornate cursive script. The monogram is surmounted by a grand ducal crown with raised arches and a cross finial. The coin border is formed by a fine toothed or beaded rim encircling the entire design. No peripheral legend is present, the monogram occupying virtually the entire field in a bold, decorative relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | FF |
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin was among the last German states to modernize its coinage system, and the tiny copper pfennig issues of Frederick Francis I reflect a duchy still operating largely outside the monetary reforms sweeping neighboring states. Frederick Francis I ruled for over fifty years — one of the longest reigns among German princes of the period — dying in 1837, just six years after this piece was struck.