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1 Pfennig - Charles I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1736-1780 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and coin type are inscribed in four lines across the centre of the field: the numeral 'I' at the top flanked by two floral rosette ornaments, followed by 'PFENNING', 'SCHEIDE', and 'MUNTZ.', with the date '1760' at the base. The layout is bold and legible, characteristic of small German territorial copper coinage of the mid-eighteenth century. No additional border inscription is present. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel's copper pfennig coinage of this period served the grinding day-to-day commerce of a mid-sized German principality navigating the turbulent politics of the Holy Roman Empire. Charles I — Karl I — ruled from 1735 until his death in 1780, one of the longer reigns among the Welf dynasty's branch rulers, and the span of this issue reflects that continuity. The Duchy's minting activity at Zellerfeld, its primary copper-striking facility, was heavily tied to the output of the Harz mountain mining operations that underpinned much of Brunswick's fiscal base.