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2 Kreuzers - John Louis
| Issuer | Nassau-Idstein |
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| Year | 1591-1595 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Nassau-Idstein was among the smallest and most financially precarious of the Nassau partition territories, and its billon issues of the 1590s reflect the chronic small-change shortage that plagued the fragmented Rhineland states throughout the latter half of the sixteenth century. John Louis ruled the county from 1568 until his death in 1596, presiding over a territory whose minting activity was modest by any measure — the Isenbeck reference range of die varieties spanning numbers 2 through 25 suggests a surprisingly active production run for so minor a mint.