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1862, Reuss-Schleiz, Heinrich LXVII. Silver Thaler Coin. (XF-AU!) 10,000 Struck!

Mint Year: 1862 Mintage: 10,000 pcs.   Denomination: Thaler Reference: KM-73. Rare! Condition: Bag-marks obverse, otherwise XF-AU! Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 18.43gm Diameter: 33mm

Obverse: Head of Prince Heinrich LXVIII right. Mint initial (A) below. Legend: HEINRICH LXVII V.G.G.REG. FÜRST REUSS I.L.

Reverse: Crowned and coat-of-arms of Reuss with inscribed (ICH BAU AUF GOTT = "My foundation is God!") banner, supported by lions, which are standing on a decorated base. Date (1862) below. Legend: EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN

Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (German: Heinrich LXVII Fürst Reuß jüngere Linie; 20 October 1789 – 11 July 1867) was Prince Reuss Younger Line from 1854 to 1867.

Heinrich LXVII was born at Schleiz, Reuss, younger surviving son of Heinrich XLII, Prince Reuss of Schleiz (1752–1818), (son of Count Heinrich XII Reuss of Schleiz, and Countess Christine of Erbach-Schönberg) and his wife, Princess Caroline of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg (1761–1849), (daughter of Christian Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg and Princess Louise Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg).

As his brother Heinrich LXII died unmarried and childless, at his death in 1854 he inherited the throne of the Principality.

Under his government appointed Minister Eduard Heinrich-Crispendorf to make funds in 1856 to amend the constitution in the reactionary sense by the parliament. In 1866 he made a treaty with Kingdom of Prussia in the North German Confederation.

He was considered a man of talent, knowledge and business experience and was very popular in his country. As a prince he was a close ally of Prussia. He led after the transfer took place in 1848 the residence of Schleiz to Gera in the years 1859 to 1863 and rebuilt the Osterstein Castle.

Prince Heinrich LXVII founded in October 1857 the Golden and Silver Merit, as a "Civil Cross of Honour".

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