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3 Pfennig - Henry III
| Issuer | Reuss-Untergreiz (German States) |
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| Year | 1752 |
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| Weight | 0.88 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | III GUTE PFENNIGE 1752 G·H·E· |
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Reuss-Untergreiz was among the smallest of the Thuringian lordships, a fragmented relic of the old Reuss dynasty's practice of dividing territory among all male heirs. By 1752, Heinrich III ruled a domain of negligible size and population, yet exercised the full rights of a sovereign prince — including the right to strike coin. This three-pfennig piece is less a practical currency than a jurisdictional statement, minted in silver at a weight that made it almost economically absurd to produce at face value.