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1 Gröschl - Christian Ulrich
| Issuer | Württemberg-Oels, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1691-1704 |
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| Weight | 0.76 g |
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| Obverse description | Oval baroque cartouche enclosing a four-fold quartered coat of arms with central escutcheon bearing the arms of Öls, the entire achievement supported at the right by a mermaid figure. A princely hat surmounts the cartouche, flanked by the divided date in the upper field. At the base of the design, the denomination numeral '3' appears within a small oval panel. |
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| Reverse description | The Silesian eagle displayed within an oval baroque cartouche, rendered in the heraldic tradition of the region. Mintmaster's initials appear in the lower field below the cartouche where present, serving as the primary identifying mark distinguishing the various annual issues of this type. |
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Christian Ulrich ruled Württemberg-Oels, one of the fragmented Silesian duchies that had passed into the hands of a Württemberg cadet line in 1649. This tiny silver piece circulated during a period when Silesia remained under Habsburg suzerainty following the Peace of Westphalia, leaving minor dukes like Christian Ulrich the right to strike coin but little else in the way of genuine political autonomy. The Gröschl — a regional denomination rooted in the old Groschen tradition — was a workhorse of small commerce in an area where coinage from a dozen petty authorities mingled freely.