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2 Gulden - Charles
| Issuer | Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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| Year | 1845-1848 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The quartered arms of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, surmounted by a princely crown, are displayed centrally and supported on either side by a rampant dog. The shield is divided into quarters bearing the characteristic Hohenzollern sable and argent lozengy pattern alongside additional heraldic charges. The denomination ZWEI GULDEN arcs above the shield, and the date 1847 appears in the lower field beneath the supporters. A fine toothed border frames the entire design. |
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| Mint | Stuttgart Mint |
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was absorbed into Prussia in 1849, making this issue one of the last struck under princely authority before the dynasty surrendered its sovereign rights entirely. Prince Karl Anton, facing revolutionary pressure in 1848, was among the first German rulers to abdicate territorial control — not by force, but by formal cession to the Prussian crown, a calculated move that preserved the family's dynastic ambitions rather than sacrifice them.
The window of production is correspondingly tight. Pieces struck closest to the 1848 handover are the final numismatic artifacts of an independent Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen coinage tradition.