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County of Hanau-Münzenberg

An imperial estate and county of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Hanau.

Kind: principality
Region: Western Europe, Europe
Recorded period: 1458 – 1736

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Thaler from Hanau-Münzenberg of Catharina of Orange, daughter of Prince William I and regent of Hanau-Münzenberg (1612-1626) for her son Philip Maurice (1612-1638)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Thaler from Hanau-Münzenberg of Catharina of Orange, daughter of Prince William I and regent of Hanau-Münzenberg (1612-1626) for her son Philip Maurice (1612-1638)

1623

Silver coin, thaler. Obverse: double-headed eagle under a crown within a legend. Reverse: coat of arms within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-663; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 28.41 g.

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