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1 Pfennig - Charles I
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1737-1780 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | I B H |
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Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel's copper pfennig coinage under Charles I (Karl I) represents the workhorse currency of a small but politically active North German principality that spent much of the mid-eighteenth century navigating the pressures of the Seven Years' War. Charles aligned Brunswick with Prussia, and the resulting military expenditures drained the treasury steadily — small copper coinage like this piece bore the brunt of everyday commerce while silver reserves were redirected toward war financing.
The 43-year production window for KM#901 means die wear and minor variety differences are common across the run. Survivors in problem-free condition are harder to locate than the type's obscurity might suggest.