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1 Pfennig - Paul Alexander Leopold II
| Issuer | Lippe |
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| Year | 1821-1825 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | Four-line inscription in the field reading the denomination and date, with the numeral '1' flanked by two pellets on the first line, 'PFENNING' on the second line, the four-digit date '1824' on the third line, and the mintmaster's initials 'ST' on the fourth line. No border legend is present; the design is centered within the plain field. |
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| Mintage | 1821 ST - - 1824 ST - - 1825 ST - - |
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Leopold II ruled Lippe from 1802 until his death in 1851, but his coinage output was sparse and episodic. This copper pfennig was struck across a narrow four-year window in the 1820s, a period when the small German principalities were under mounting pressure from neighboring states and the broader German Confederation to rationalize their currencies. Lippe resisted full monetary absorption longer than most.