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2 1/2 Silbergroschen - Paul Alexander Leopold II
| Uitgever | Lippe |
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| Jaar | 1847 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Truncated draped bust of Paul Alexander Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, facing right, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The legend encircles the effigy along the periphery, reading PAUL ALEX.LEOPOLD FÜRST Z.LIPPE. The field is smooth and unadorned, with the bust occupying the central portion of the flan. |
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| Oplage | 1847 A - - 363,000 |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Lippe was among the smallest of the German principalities, and its coinage throughout the 1840s reflected the monetary fragmentation that plagued the German states before Zollverein standardization took full hold. Paul Alexander Leopold II ruled a territory of barely 120,000 inhabitants, yet maintained the sovereign prerogative to strike coin — a right jealously guarded even as Prussia steadily absorbed the monetary identity of its neighbors. The 1847 date places this piece on the eve of the revolutionary upheavals that would sweep through every German state the following year.
Billon at .375 fineness was already a marginal silver content by mid-century standards, reflecting the chronic difficulty small states faced in funding independent mints.