Württemberg's billon kreuzer issues of the 1820s–30s were struck under the monetary framework established by the German states prior to the Dresden Convention of 1838, which would eventually push low-denomination billon toward standardization across the confederation. William I had come to power in 1816 inheriting a kingdom Napoleon had inflated in size and prestige, but whose monetary system remained a patchwork of legacy denominations and alloy standards. The .147 fineness on this piece reflects just how little silver was economically justifiable at this fraction.
Württemberg's billon kreuzer issues of the 1820s–30s were struck under the monetary framework established by the German states prior to the Dresden Convention of 1838, which would eventually push low-denomination billon toward standardization across the confederation. William I had come to power in 1816 inheriting a kingdom Napoleon had inflated in size and prestige, but whose monetary system remained a patchwork of legacy denominations and alloy standards. The .147 fineness on this piece reflects just how little silver was economically justifiable at this fraction.