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2 Kreuzers - Rudolph II
| Issuer | Solms-Lich, County of |
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| Year | 1590-1594 |
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| Value | 2 Kreuzer = 1/2 Batzen (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned imperial eagle or heraldic shield of the Counts of Solms-Lich, rendered in the crude hammered style typical of late sixteenth-century German small coinage. A beaded inner circle encloses the central device, with the legend MONO. ARG. CO. SOL. LICH disposed around the circumference, denoting the silver monetary issue of the County of Solms-Lich. The lettering is in Roman capitals separated by stops, showing typical late Renaissance engraving conventions for minor German territorial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features an imperial orb or crown device within a beaded inner circle, referencing the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II under whose authority the issue was struck. The circumferential legend RUDOL. II. IMP. AUG. P. F. DEC runs around the outer border in Roman capitals separated by stops, acknowledging Rudolf II as Holy Roman Emperor. The design is characteristically simple and compact, consistent with the small module and low denomination of this hammered silver kreuzer coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1590 (a) - (15)90 - 1591 (a) - (15)91 - 1592 (a) - (15)9Z - 1593 (a) - (15)93 - 621,000 1593 HB - (15)93 - 1594 HB - (15)94 - |
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