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12 Mariengroschen - Louis Rudolph
| Uitgever | Brunswick-Blankenburg, Principality of |
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| Jaar | 1715-1720 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | VESTIGIA PREMO MAIORUM / MDCCXX / H. C. H. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | A four-line central inscription in the field states the denomination in full, reading XII / MARIEN / GROSCH / · * ·, surrounded by the ruler's Latin titulature as a circular legend along the rim. The legend identifies the issuer as Ludovicus Rudolphus, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, by divine grace, with decorative stops separating elements of the inscription. The overall design is typical of early eighteenth-century German silver coinage with its plain inner field and border legend arrangement. |
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Louis Rudolph ruled Brunswick-Blankenburg from 1689 until his death in 1731, governing one of the smallest and most financially precarious of the Hanoverian duchies. The principality was carved out as an appanage for a junior branch of the House of Welf, and its independent coinage rights were exercised with a vigor that consistently outpaced its actual economic weight. The 12 Mariengroschen denomination was a workhorse of northern German commerce, valued at roughly half a Reichsthaler and widely accepted across the interoperating currencies of the Lower Saxon Circle.
Brunswick-Blankenburg's minting activity under Louis Rudolph was brief and geographically concentrated at Blankenburg itself. The relatively narrow five-year window of this issue reflects the duchy's limited resources rather than any policy shift.