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6 Kreuzers - George Philip
| Issuer | Haldenstein, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1687 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Georg Philipp, Baron of Haldenstein, facing right, with long flowing hair, set within a beaded inner circle. The numeral VI in a cartouche appears at the base of the bust, indicating the denomination. The surrounding legend reads the ruler's titles and the date 1687, divided by rosette stops. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, enclosed within a pearl circle. On the eagle's breast is a simple escutcheon bearing three fish, the heraldic arms of the Lordship of Haldenstein. The surrounding legend gives the titles of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, separated by stops. |
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Haldenstein was a tiny sovereign lordship in the Graubünden region of present-day Switzerland, ruled in 1687 by Georg Philipp von Schauenstein-Ehrenfels, whose family had held the territory since the mid-sixteenth century. The lordship's right to strike coin was perpetually contested — Graubünden's complex jurisdictional patchwork meant that local lords, the Three Leagues, and the bishop of Chur all claimed overlapping monetary authority at various points. That Haldenstein produced issues at all is partly a function of how aggressively the Schauenstein-Ehrenfels family defended its prerogatives against encroachment from neighbors with far greater resources.