1853 Germany Hessen-Kassel (Kurhessen) Revenue 15 Silbergroschen Coat Of Arms

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Germany

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Revenues

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Unused

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Single

Year of Issue

1853

Item Description

1853 Germany Hessen-Kassel (Kurhessen) Revenue Stamped Paper Number 6 15 Silbergroschen Coat Of Arms Used. The Electorate of Hesse (German: Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was the title used for the former Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel after an 1803 reform where the Holy Roman Emperor elevated its ruler to the rank of Elector, thus giving him a vote in any future elections to the emperorship. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, William I, Elector of Hesse, chose to retain the title of Elector, even though there was no longer an Emperor to elect. In 1807, with the Treaties of Tilsit, the area was annexed to the Kingdom of Westphalia, but in 1814, the Congress of Vienna restored the electorate. The Silbergroschen was a coin used in Prussia and several other German Confederation states in northern Germany during the 19th century, worth one thirtieth of a Thaler. The first Silbergroschen was issued by the Electorate of Saxony in 1475. This series ended in the 1550s, but the coin was reintroduced in Prussia in 1821 and was adopted by over a dozen other kingdoms, duchies and principalities as they switched to using the Prussian currency system of 12 Pfennig = 1 Silbergroschen, 30 Silbergroschen = 1 Thaler (name changed to Vereinsthaler after 1857). Silbergroschen were replaced with 10 Pfennig pieces when the German Empire decimalized following unification in 1871. Wikipedia

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