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20 Mark - Louis IV
| Issuer | Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Year | 1892 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | LUDWIG IV GROSHERZOG VON HESSEN A |
| Reverse description | Crowned imperial eagle displayed with spread wings, rendered in the standard style of the German Empire, with shield on breast. The circular legend DEUTSCHES REICH arcs around the upper periphery, with the date 1892 incorporated at the end of the legend. The denomination 20 MARK appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by six-pointed stars on either side, all within a beaded border. |
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Louis IV died in March 1892 after slipping on wet pavement — an inglorious end for a Grand Duke who had commanded Hessian forces at Königgrätz and Gravelotte. This posthumous issue was struck that same year, making it effectively a memorial coin produced under his son Ernst Ludwig. The mintage was extremely limited, and the piece never meaningfully circulated.
Hesse-Darmstadt's gold coinage was always a marginal player within the German Imperial monetary system, with Frankfurt handling most of the actual commercial weight.