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6 Kreuzers - Louis III
| Issuer | Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Year | 1864-1867 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned Hessian coat of arms, featuring a rampant lion passant within a quartered shield, surmounted by a large grand ducal crown. The shield is rendered with fine line engraving, and the crown is elaborately detailed with pearls and arches. The circular legend GR.HESSISCHE SCHEIDEMÜNZE runs along the upper periphery in raised Latin lettering. The design is contained within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hesse-Darmstadt issued this small billon piece during the years immediately preceding the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, which proved catastrophic for the grand duchy. Louis III backed Austria, and after Prussia's victory at Königgrätz, Hesse-Darmstadt was forced to cede its northern territories and pay a war indemnity — effectively ending meaningful independent monetary policy within a few years. The North German Confederation's currency reforms soon made fractional issues like this obsolete.
Production ceased by 1867, just three years into the run.