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3 Kreuzers - Philip Louis II
| Issuer | Hanau-Münzenberg, County of |
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| Year | 1605-1609 |
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| Currency | Thaler |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PHIL·W·S·H· |
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Philip Louis II ruled Hanau-Münzenberg from 1580 until his death in 1612, a period during which the county became a notable refuge for Calvinist immigrants fleeing persecution in the Spanish Netherlands and France. The influx reshaped the local economy and almost certainly influenced mint activity, as a larger commercial population created genuine demand for small-denomination silver. The 3 Kreuzer was the workhorse of that transaction layer.
Suchier's reference remains the authoritative die study for Hanau coinage of this period; KM#11 follows it closely.