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3 Heller - Charles
| Issuer | Hesse-Cassel |
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| Year | 1726-1728 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Landgrave Karl (Charles I) of Hesse-Cassel facing right, with flowing long curly hair in the baroque style. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detailing on the hair and drapery. A circular legend in Latin runs along the outer rim, separated from the portrait by the milled border. Mintmaster's initials appear in small letters in the lower right field beneath the bust. |
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| Reverse description | Five-line centred inscription occupying the entire field, displaying the denomination in large Roman numerals (IIII) at the top, followed by the denomination name and monetary designation across three lines, and the date at the foot. Two small six-pointed stars flank the numeral at the top of the inscription. The legend identifies the coin as Scheidemünze (subsidiary coinage). The coin is framed by a milled border consistent with the obverse. |
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Hesse-Cassel under Landgrave Karl (Charles) maintained an unusually active copper coinage through the 1720s, partly to meet the chronic small-change shortage that plagued most German territories after the disruptions of the preceding century. The 1726–1728 window for this issue is narrow, suggesting a targeted emission rather than a sustained series — likely tied to local market demand rather than any broader monetary reform.
Karl himself ruled from 1670 to 1730, an exceptionally long tenure that saw Hesse-Cassel navigate both the War of Spanish Succession and profitable subsidiary treaties leasing Hessian troops to allied powers.