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PRINCIPALITY OF WALDECK AND PYRMONT.
Waldeck (or later Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a sovereign principality located in the west of Germany.
Waldeck was a county within the Holy Roman Empire from about 1200. In 1655, its seat and the chief residence of its rulers shifted from the castle and small town of Waldeck, overlooking the Eder river and first mentioned in 1120, to Arolsen. In 1625 the small county of Pyrmont became part of the county through inheritance.
In January 1712, the count of Waldeck and Pyrmont was elevated to prince by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. From 1805 Pyrmont was a separate principality, but the two parts were united again in 1812. The independence of the principality was confirmed in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, and Waldeck and Pyrmont became a member of the German Confederation. From 1868 onward, the principality was administered by Prussia, but retained its legislative sovereignty.
In 1871 the principality joined the new German Empire.
The Prince, who struck coins (in Germany Empire):
• Reign: 12.05.1893 – 13.11.1918 – Friedrich Adolf (born: 20.01.1865 – died: 26.05.1946).
There is only one silver coin of that period – 5 Mark coin.

Denomination: 5 Mark Year: 1903 Material: Silver Description: Obverse: Portrait of Friedrich Adolf (1893 – 1918) left. Semicircular inscription: FRIEDRICH FURST ZU WALDEK UND PYRMONT. Beneath it – mint mark 'A' (Berlin). Reverse: The arms of the country with a so-called big 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 1903 ∙ FÜNF MARK, year of issue. 900 standard silver (Ag 900, Cu 100). Diameter – 38 mm. Weight – 27.778 g., thickness 2.8 mm. Edge – plain, inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. Mintage: 2 000. The 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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