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1 Goldgulden - Louis the Pious
| Issuer | Württemberg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1575 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield of Württemberg arms within a beaded inner circle, displaying the four dynastic quarters: three stags passant (Württemberg), a diagonal chequered field (Teck), a lion rampant (Mömpelgard), and a stag's antlers (Reichssturmfahne). The date 1575 appears above the shield divided across the field. The surrounding legend reads LVDOVICVS D G DVX WIRTEMBERG, identifying Duke Ludwig (Louis the Pious) of Württemberg, rendered in Roman capitals within the outer beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Louis the Pious (Ludwig der Fromme) ruled Württemberg from 1568 until his death in 1593, a reign defined more by religious orthodoxy and financial constraint than political ambition. The duchy had been formally restored to the Protestant faith under his predecessor, and Ludwig's coinage reflects the relative stability — and limited grandeur — of a mid-tier German territorial ruler navigating the confessional tensions of the post-Augsburg decades.
The Frühwald reference Fr#3550 places this among a well-documented but genuinely scarce group of Württemberg gold issues. Surviving examples appear with some frequency in German regional sales but rarely in quantity, suggesting modest original mintage rather than heavy attrition.