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1 Heller - John Frederick I
| Issuer | Württemberg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1608-1628 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse appears uniface or blank, as is customary for hammered Heller coinage of this period from the Duchy of Württemberg, with no legend, device, or inscription present, the flan showing only die-strike impressions and natural surface irregularities consistent with hammered manufacture. |
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John Frederick ruled Württemberg from 1608 until his death in 1628, a period bracketed by the confessional tensions that preceded and then ignited the Thirty Years' War. Small billon heller issues like this one were the workhorse currency of the southwestern German territories, subject to persistent debasement as war finances strained every mint in the region. The Kipper- und Wipperzeit monetary crisis of 1619–1622 saw unprecedented manipulation of small denomination coinage across the Empire, and Württemberg was not immune.