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4 Mariengroschen - Charles William Ferdinand
| Issuer | Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| Year | 1781-1784 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the traditional Brunswick prancing horse passant to the left, the heraldic symbol of the House of Welf, depicted in bold relief against a plain field. Below the horse, a horizontal line divides the design from the denomination and date inscription. The legend FEIN SILB: flanks a central oval cartouche bearing the denomination 4 MG, with the year of issue appearing beneath in two halves on either side of the cartouche. The composition guarantee inscription FEIN SILB (fine silver) underscores the intrinsic value of this small silver issue. |
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Charles William Ferdinand — who would later command Prussian forces at Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 — was still ruling a solvent, relatively stable principality when these were struck. The 4 Mariengroschen was a workhorse denomination in the Lower Saxon currency system, its value rooted in the old Mariengroschen accounting unit that Brunswick mints had been producing in various forms since the late medieval period. The short four-year window of this type likely reflects a recoinage or tariff adjustment rather than a political rupture.