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1 Pfennig - George V
| Issuer | County of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (German States) |
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| Year | 1620-1622 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse description | Three boars' heads arranged vertically, all facing left, depicted in low relief within a plain circular field. The heraldic charges reference the armorial bearings of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, consistent with hammered copper coinage of the early seventeenth century. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1620-1622) |
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Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's right to strike copper pfennigs in this period rested on comital privileges that were already legally contested — the Kipper und Wipperzeit, the currency crisis engulfing the Holy Roman Empire from roughly 1619 to 1623, had prompted dozens of minor lords to exploit debased coinage for short-term fiscal gain. George V was among them. The crisis ultimately forced imperial intervention and the withdrawal of most such issues, which is why survivors at any weight are scarce.