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1 Pfennig - George William
| Issuer | Schaumburg-Lippe |
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| Year | 1824-1826 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the quartered coat of arms of Schaumburg-Lippe, comprising a crowned shield divided into quarters bearing the traditional heraldic devices of the principality, including a crescent and a nettle leaf. The shield is surmounted by a princely crown. The encircling legend reads GEORG WILHELM F. Z. SCHAUMBURG LIPPE, identifying the reigning prince George William, rendered in raised Latin lettering around the periphery. |
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| Mint | Bückeburg Mint |
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Schaumburg-Lippe was among the smallest sovereign states in the German Confederation, covering barely 340 square kilometers with a population that never exceeded 25,000 during George William's reign. The principality's independent coinage was largely a matter of jurisdictional formality — most everyday commerce relied on currency from neighboring Lippe, Hanover, and Prussia. These copper pfennigs circulated in a territory so small that die attrition was minimal, which partly explains why survivors in decent condition are not exceptional finds despite the modest mintage figures.