ObverseThe Portrait of the Grand Duke
LEOPOLD GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN
- Design
- The bare head of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, to the right.
- Legend
- LEOPOLD GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN (Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden).
CVEngraved by Carl Friedrich Voigt
Germany · 1848 · 1 kreuzer1 kreuzer of Leopold of Baden (1845-1852)
This copper 1 kreuzer coin was struck for the Grand Duchy of Baden under Grand Duke Leopold, who reigned from 1830 to 1852. The kreuzer was worth one sixtieth of a gulden, the currency of the southern German states. The year 1848 was that of the revolution in Germany, in May 1849, after the garrison of Rastatt went over to the insurgents, Leopold had to flee his country. The Baden uprising was crushed by Prussian troops, Rastatt surrendered on 23 July 1849, and the Grand Duke returned to Karlsruhe in August. Both sides were engraved by Carl Friedrich Voigt. The type was struck from 1845 to 1852, and the 1848 date has 231,770 pieces.
Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.24 mm.
1 schilling1851 · 16 mm
1 Silbergroschen1848 · 18.5 mm
2 pfennigs1852 · 20.4 mm
3 pfennigs1852 · 23.83 mm
½ gulden1847 · 24 mm
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