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1 Pfennig - Louis Rudolph
| Issuer | Brunswick-Blankenburg, Principality of |
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| Year | 1722 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Eight-line inscription in the central field reading the denomination, issuing authority, and date, flanked by small rosette stops on the uppermost line. The text identifies the coin as a one Pfennig Scheidemünze (small change) struck for the Fürstentum Blankenburg mining revenues (Bergwerk), with the date 1722 and the engraver's initial 'W' for Christian Wermuth appearing below. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed milled border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Louis Rudolph ruled Brunswick-Blankenburg as its last prince — the line died with him in 1735 when the principality reverted to the main Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel line. The 1722 copper pfennig was struck relatively early in a reign defined more by financial strain than ambition, the principality being one of the smaller and less solvent of the fragmented Brunswick territories.
The Welter 2489a designation suggests a specific die variant within what is otherwise a sparsely documented local coinage.