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1 Pfennig - Woldemar VI, Ernest, Rudolph, Sigmung III and George II
| Issuer | Anhalt, Principality of |
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| Year | 1474-1487 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface and entirely blank, as is characteristic of many hammered bracteate-style Pfennig issues of late 15th-century German principalities. The surface shows only the incuse ghost impression transferred from the obverse die during striking, with no intentional design, legend, or device. The irregular flan displays typical hammer-struck characteristics with uneven edges. |
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| Mintage | ND (1474-1487) |
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Anhalt's joint coinage issues of this period reflect the principality's persistent habit of ruling by committee — the five princes named on this piece governed concurrently under the division established after the death of George I in 1474, a fraternal arrangement that produced a confusing overlap of issues before consolidation under fewer hands by the late 1480s. The sheer number of co-rulers crammed into a single low-denomination issue made standardization across mints difficult, and minor die variations within MB#1 are well documented by Mann.