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1 Vereinsthaler - Ferdinand
| Issuer | Hessen-Homburg, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1858-1863 |
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| Value | 7⁄4 Gulden = 1 Vereinsthaler = 1⁄30 Metric Pound |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of Ferdinand, Sovereign Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair. The engraver's signature C. SCHNITZSPAHN appears in small lettering at the base of the truncation. A circular legend reading FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN runs along the upper periphery, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN C.SCHNITZSPAHN |
| Reverse description | Elaborately draped and crowned coat of arms of Hesse-Homburg at centre, flanked on either side by ornate mantling tied with ribbon bows, all rendered in fine detail. The shield displays quartered heraldic devices surmounted by a royal crown. The circular legend EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN runs around the periphery, with the date 1859 positioned in the lower exergue, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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