1772 AD., German States, Schaumburg Hessen, Friedrich II of Hessen-Kassel, Kassel mint, 1 Pfennig, KM 35.
German States, Schaumburg Hessen, Friedrich II. of Hessen-Kassel (1760-1785), Cassel (Kassel) mint, moneyer Friedrich Ulrich (1764-73), 1772 AD.,
1 Pfennig (ø 20 mm / 3,09 g), copper, ? g theor. mint weight, mintage ? , axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: F. - L. , crowned nettle leaf arms divide F. - L.
Rev.: * I * / GUTER / PFENN: / 1772 / F. U. , 4-line inscription with date, denomination and mintmasters initials.
KM 35 (prev. Cr. 2) .
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage / Details
1772 F.U. moneyer Friedrich Ulrich
1775
1776 B.R. moneyer Bathasar Reinhart
1780
1785
The County of Schaumburg (German: Grafschaft Schaumburg), until ca. 1485 known as Schauenburg, was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Lower Saxony. Its territory was more or less congruent with the present district Landkreis Schaumburg.
Schaumburg originated as a medieval county, which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. It was named after Schauenburg Castle, near Rinteln on the Weser, where the owners started calling themselves Lords (from 1295 Counts) of Schauenburg.
After the childless death in 1640 of Count Otto V, the House of Schaumburg became extinct. The County of Holstein-Pinneberg was merged with the Duchy of Holstein. The County of Schaumburg proper was partitioned among the agnatic Schaumburg heirs into three parts, one incorporated into the ducal Brunswick and Lunenburgian Principality of Lüneburg, the largest portion becoming the County of Schaumburg-Lippe, and the eastern territory continuing the name County of Schaumburg (Grafschaft Schaumburg hessischen Anteils), ruled in personal union by Hesse-Cassel. All three are now part of the state of Lower Saxony.
Frederick II (German: Landgraf Friedrich II von Hessen-Kassel) (14 August 1720 – 31 October 1785) was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) from 1760 to 1785. He ruled as an enlightened despot, and raised money by renting soldiers (called "Hessians") to Great Britain to help fight the American Revolutionary War. He combined Enlightenment ideas with Christian values, cameralist plans for central control of the economy, and a militaristic approach toward international diplomacy.
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