Otto von Bismarck
Chancellor of Germany, 1871 -1890 AD.

Copper 1 Pfennig
Berlin mint.
1874

Bismarck is considered the architect of German unification.  Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862,  he deliberately provoked the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1) in order to promote German unity.  He served as the first Chancellor of a united Germany from 1871 to 1890.

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