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PRINCIPALITY OF LIPPE.
Lippe (later – Lippe-Detmold), historical state in Germany, was located between the Weser River and the southeast part of the Teutoburg forest.
The founder of Lippe was Bernhard I who received a grant of the territory from the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair III in 1123, Bernhard I assumed the title of Lord of Lippe. Bernhard's successors inherited or obtained several counties. Lord Simon V was the first ruler of Lippe to style himself Count.
Following the death of Count Simon VI in 1613, Lippe was split into three counties with Lippe-Detmold going to Count Simon VII, Lippe-Brake going to Count Otto and Lippe-Alverdissen going to Count Philip. The Lippe-Brake County was reunited with the main Detmold line in 1709. Another branch of the family was founded by Count Jobst Herman a son of Count Simon VII, who was founder of the Lippe-Biesterfeld line.
The Counts of Lippe-Detmold were granted the title prince of the empire in 1789.
Shortly after becoming a member state of the German Empire in 1871, the Lippe-Detmold line died out in 1895. This resulted in an inheritance dispute between the neighbouring principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and the Lippe-Biesterfeld line. The dispute was resolved by the Imperial Court in Leipzig in 1905, with the lands passing to the Lippe-Biesterfeld line who, until this point, had no territorial sovereignty.
The ruler, who struck coins (in Germany Empire):
• Reign: 25.10.1905 – 12.11.1918 – Leopold IV (born: 30.05.1871 – died: 30.12.1949).

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Denomination: 2 Mark Year: 1906 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of the Prince of Lippe Leopold IV (1905 – 1918) left. Semicircular inscription: LEOPOLD IV FÜRST ZUR LIPPE. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1906 ∙ ZWEI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 28 mm. Weight – 11.111 g. Edge – 140 corrugations, thickness 2.1 mm. Mintage: 20 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany

Denomination: 3 Mark Year: 1913 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Obverse: Portrait of the Prince of Lippe Leopold IV (1905 – 1918) left. Semicircular inscription: LEOPOLD IV FÜRST ZUR LIPPE. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called small eagle, above it – the German imperial crown; on a breast of an eagle – board with the arms of Prussia, around it – a Prussian award of the Black Eagle with a circuit. Semicircular inscription: DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 ∙ DREI MARK. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 33 mm. Weight – 16.667 g., thickness 2.2 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 15 000. This type of coin was in circulation in Ukraine from end of April to the middle of November, 1918. FMM hasn’t got this coin yet. Country or town: Germany

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