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Posted 07/25/2013 06:09 am
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Arrived this morning - An elusive coin for which I had to spend far too much but which I really wanted. There is a very low mintage - but this particular coin seems to be much more difficult to get than others of similar mintages - perhaps some were recalled and melted.
Heinrich XXII
1868 1 Thaler
Ob. HEINRICH XXII V.G.G. ALT. L. SOUV. FURST REUSS
Rev. EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN
Edge: OMNIA CUM DIO
Silver 0.9000
18.520g
mintage: 7,100
Mint: Berlin
The princely family of Reuss traces its descent to the Emperor Heinrich I of Germany, surnamed the Fowler, who died in 936. All the heads of house ever since the commencement of the 11th century have been called Heinrich. At first the succeeding generations were distinguished by descriptives, such as the Rich or the stout but subsequently they adopted numbers. In the year 1701 it was settled in a family council that the figures should not run higher than 100 beginning again at 1. Previous to 1814 there were three reigning houses of Reuss, but the congress of Vienna mediatised the branch of Schleiz-Kostritz. The sovereign of Reuss Greiz at the time of the photo had an income of £23,200 though he is in his own right very wealthy and owns personally the greater part of the territory.
The whole legislative and executive power was vested in the prince. He had one minister who performed the function of private secretary. The thinking of the time was that he was uncontrolled in his actions and irresponsible for his deeds â€" likely a reason for his non attendance.
The census in 1861 places nearly all of the 42,130 population of the territory as Lutherans and the total area covered was 148 square miles.
Arrived this morning - An elusive coin for which I had to spend far too much but which I really wanted. There is a very low mintage - but this particular coin seems to be much more difficult to get than others of similar mintages - perhaps some were recalled and melted.
Heinrich XXII
1868 1 Thaler
Ob. HEINRICH XXII V.G.G. ALT. L. SOUV. FURST REUSS
Rev. EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN
Edge: OMNIA CUM DIO
Silver 0.9000
18.520g
mintage: 7,100
Mint: Berlin
The princely family of Reuss traces its descent to the Emperor Heinrich I of Germany, surnamed the Fowler, who died in 936. All the heads of house ever since the commencement of the 11th century have been called Heinrich. At first the succeeding generations were distinguished by descriptives, such as the Rich or the stout but subsequently they adopted numbers. In the year 1701 it was settled in a family council that the figures should not run higher than 100 beginning again at 1. Previous to 1814 there were three reigning houses of Reuss, but the congress of Vienna mediatised the branch of Schleiz-Kostritz. The sovereign of Reuss Greiz at the time of the photo had an income of £23,200 though he is in his own right very wealthy and owns personally the greater part of the territory.
The whole legislative and executive power was vested in the prince. He had one minister who performed the function of private secretary. The thinking of the time was that he was uncontrolled in his actions and irresponsible for his deeds â€" likely a reason for his non attendance.
The census in 1861 places nearly all of the 42,130 population of the territory as Lutherans and the total area covered was 148 square miles.
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Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html
Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html
Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html
Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html
Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html
Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html
Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html
Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html
