In 1916 things seemed to be going well on the Eastern Front.Poland and the Baltic States were under control and Russia was in retreat. von Ludendorff had steel coins issued in 1, 2, and 3 Kopeck denominations for the occupied territory.
In Baden Gro?herzog Friedrich, apparently more egalitarian than the various kings or syndics, decided to mint coins that the common man could afford to keep, so he instituted a series of 1 Kreuzer coins. The generic 1871 victory Kreuzer came in 2 forms, the "1 Kreuzer" obverse.
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