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12 Mariengroschen - Ferdinand Albert II
| Issuer | Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Principality of |
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| Year | 1735 |
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| Weight | 6.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a large denomination inscription arranged in five lines: XII / MARIEN / GROSCH: / FEINSILB: / I·A·B·, denoting the value in Mariengroschen and the fine silver standard along with the mintmaster initials I.A.B. The circular legend surrounding the field reads FERDINANDVS·ALBERTVS·DVX·BR·&·L· with the date 1735 incorporated at the top, all in Latin capital letters. The design is purely typographic with no portrait, the lettering rendered in a bold serif style characteristic of early eighteenth-century German coin engraving. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS·ALBERTVS·DVX·BR·&·L·1735 XII MARIEN GROSCH: FEINSILB: I·A·B· |
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Ferdinand Albert II ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel for less than three years before his death in 1735 — the same year this coin was struck. He had spent most of his adult life as a military commander under Habsburg service, and the principality's finances reflected decades of war expenditure. The 12 Mariengroschen denomination was a workhorse of Lower Saxon commerce, pegged to the Reichstaler system at 24 to the Taler, and Brunswick mints produced it in quantity to meet persistent regional demand.
Welter 2678 is among the final issues attributable to his reign.