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1 Pfennig - George Frederick Henry

Issuer Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Year 1825
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Central field features the crowned coat of arms of Waldeck-Pyrmont, displaying a quartered shield with heraldic devices characteristic of the principality. The shield is flanked by decorative supporters and surmounted by a princely crown. The mintmaster's initials F.W. appear in the legend. The overall design is executed in a restrained neoclassical style typical of small German states of the early nineteenth century.
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Reverse description The reverse bears a bold denomination inscription reading 'I PFENNIG' arranged across the central field, with the date 1825 below. Decorative asterisks flank the numeral 'I' at the top of the legend. The mintmaster's initials F.W. appear beneath the date in the lower field. The lettering is deeply struck in a plain Roman typeface against a smooth, unadorned field.
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