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12 Kreuzer - Louis V
| Uitgever | Hesse-Darmstadt |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1619 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | LVDOVICVS • D • G • LANDGRA: HASS •*• 12 |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central device consists of a crested helm surmounted by a spread eagle or plume crest, with elaborate mantling flowing to either side, all resting above a coronet. The date 1619 appears integrated within the surrounding circular Latin legend, which is separated from the inner field by a beaded border. The overall composition is typical of early seventeenth-century German territorial coinage, with the mantling rendered in fine detail characteristic of hammered silver production. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Louis V came to power in Hesse-Darmstadt in 1596 and spent much of his reign navigating the fracturing confessional politics of the Holy Roman Empire. This 1619 issue arrived at a pivotal moment — the same year the Defenestration of Prague triggered what became the Thirty Years' War. The 12 Kreuzer denomination, sometimes called a Zwölfer, proliferated among the smaller German states during this period partly because currency fragmentation allowed local rulers to exploit exchange rate differentials against imperial coinage.
Schütz V#2687.1 distinguishes this variety within what can be a confusing run of Hessian issues from these years.