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2 Mariengroschen - George Frederick, John II and Henry Wolrad V
| Issuer | Waldeck, County of |
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| Year | 1653-1654 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1538-1711) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a four-line central inscription stating the denomination and fineness, reading II MARI GRO VF VON FEINEM SILBER, indicating 2 Mariengroschen struck from fine silver. The date, split across the legend, appears at the top of the circumferential inscription separated from the central text. A mintmark accompanies the legend. The overall layout is typical of mid-seventeenth-century German small silver coinage, with the denomination prominently displayed as the principal design element. |
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Waldeck's mid-seventeenth century coinage was complicated by persistent joint rule, and this piece reflects exactly that — struck under three counts simultaneously, the county's fragmented governance requiring all ruling lines be acknowledged on a single small silver coin. The Holy Roman Empire's post-Westphalia years saw dozens of minor German territories scrambling to reassert minting rights, and Waldeck was no exception.
KM#138 spans only two years before the joint administration changed composition again.