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60 Kreuzer - Philip Reinhard of Lichtenberg
| Issuer | Hanau-Münzenberg, County of |
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| Year | 1693-1695 |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Philip Reinhard, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, facing right, with flowing long curled wig in the late Baroque style. The portrait shows the count in armored or draped attire with lace cravat. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border. The legend reads PHIL.REINH.COM.HANOV.RHIN.&.BIP, abbreviated titles identifying the issuer as Count of Hanau, Rhine, and Bischweiler. |
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| Reverse description | Centrally placed oval quartered heraldic shield bearing the arms of the County of Hanau-Münzenberg and associated lordships, surmounted by a crown dividing the date. The mintmaster's initials appear in the field flanking the shield. A circular Latin legend surrounds the arms within a beaded border, reading DOM.MUNTZ.LICH.&.OCHS.M.&.AD.AR, denoting the lordships of Münzenberg, Lichtenberg, Ochsenstein, and related territories. The denomination 60 appears at the base of the coin below the shield. |
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Philip Reinhard ruled Hanau-Münzenberg from 1685 until his death in 1712, and his coinage of the early 1690s reflects the financial strain of the Nine Years' War, during which the county found itself caught between French incursions and the obligations of imperial military contribution. The 60 Kreuzer denomination — a large silver piece — was a practical response to the demand for high-value specie in a period when smaller coins were being hoarded or melted.
Hanau-Münzenberg's mint output during these years was relatively modest, and the three-year production window recorded for this type suggests it was not a sustained series.