7 de Agosto 2019: Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you might be.
el Heron is very pleased to report the addition of Central and Eastern Europe
different issuing entity number 414. It is an interesting item from an interesting
coin issuing area of central Europe.
The Coin: Oranien-Nassau 5 Konventionkreuzer 1766 - 22mm dia - Billon.
Obverse: At center crowned arms of Oranien-Nassau.
Legend: FURSTL.ORANIEN:NASS - LANDMUNTZ.
Reverse: 4 line legend within 'diamond' = IUS/TIRT/1766/IIE.
Surrounding is: 240 EINE FEINE MARK.
Note: Catalog Eisenbeck 297.
Note: Varieties Exist.
Short History:
1702 - Nassau Dietz dies. Area is renamed ORANIEN NASSAU.
1739 - O-N acquires Nassau-Hadamar & Nassau-Dillenberg.
1743 - O-N acquires Nassau-Siegen.
1747 - O-N acquires the Netherlands (a goodly portion there-of),
1795 - West of Rhein area lost to France.
1806 - Oranien:Nassau united with Nassau-Orange-Fulda.
Note: There are several ways to express the entity known as Oranien:Nassau.
It was also known as Orange-Nassau in English.
It was also known as Nassau-Orange in English.
Heron has chosen to use the Alemannic terminology. Primarily
because the entity name would start with "O". Heron did
not have any extra space for an "N" name but had several
open spots for an "O" name. So it shall be thus!
Some Info Sources:
Orange-Nassau … wiki.
Google Coin Images 5 KR 1766 Oranien:Nassau.
Muenzenhandlungmanfredolding.
List of States of the Holy Roman Empire - wiki.
Muenzenhandlungraffler.
Muenzenhandlungschimmer.
Numista Coin Info.
**This interesting addition to Heron's small accumulation was NOT on
the 'want list'. This item was found and acquired from a local dealer.
However, it is still another addition and is Nr 414 on the ongoing list.
Additions are added slowly now. Most of the 'easy items' have been
acquired. Now it takes hours of research to find a 'new' entity. How-
ever, as most coin collectors know, the search never ends. Searching
continues onward until the plump lady ist zingen. Some days we
ponder whether another item will be found or the plump lady can be
heard zingen. However, the collecting continues as long as a vertical
position is maintained. **
