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2 Gulden - Philip August
| Issuer | Hessen-Homburg, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1846 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Crowned and mantled coat of arms of Hessen-Homburg, centrally placed, displaying a quartered shield with the lion and striped arms of Hesse, supported by elaborate drapery falling to either side and secured with tasselled cords. A royal crown surmounts the shield above the mantle. The denomination legend ZWEY GULDEN arcs across the upper field, while the date 1846 appears in the exergue below the shield. A toothed border frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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Hessen-Homburg was among the smallest of the German states, covering barely 70 square kilometers, yet its coinage rights under the German Confederation allowed it to strike convention-weight silver on par with far larger neighbors. This 1846 two-gulden piece was issued under Philipp August, who ruled only from 1846 to 1847 — a reign of barely eighteen months — making his coinage inherently short-lived. The Landgraviate itself was absorbed into Prussia in 1866 after the Austro-Prussian War, ending the dynasty entirely.
Combined mintage across Philipp August's few issues was negligible by any standard of the period.