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1 Pfennig - John Louis
| Issuer | County of Solms-Hohensolms (German States) |
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| Year | 1680-1700 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The heraldic lion of Solms passant to right, depicted in low relief within a plain inner circle. The surrounding field is bordered by a raised beaded or pellet border that follows the irregular flan periphery. The design is characteristic of late 17th-century German small coinage, struck on a roughly shaped planchet with minimal legend. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, essentially blank reverse with no discernible design or legend, typical of the simplest small-denomination hammered billon coinage of the period. The surface shows natural flan irregularities and oxidation consistent with a late 17th-century German Pfennig. No inscription, symbol, or mintmark is visible. |
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John Louis (Johann Ludwig) ruled Solms-Hohensolms during a period when the tiny county's coinage rights were more a matter of imperial privilege than economic necessity — the territory was too small to sustain meaningful monetary circulation. Billon issues at this weight were effectively fiduciary tokens, their silver content negligible almost by design.