1 Pfennig - George V

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.