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2 Kreuzers - Christoph
| Issuer | Württemberg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1565-1568 |
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| Value | 2 Kreuzers (1⁄30) |
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| Obverse lettering | CHRISTOPH. DVX. WIRTEMB. ET. T(E)(C). |
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| Reverse lettering | MAXIMILIAN. IMP. AVG. P. F. D(E)(C). |
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Christoph of Württemberg spent much of his reign navigating the financial pressures of maintaining a Protestant principality under constant imperial scrutiny. His coinage reforms of the 1550s and 1560s attempted to rationalize a fractured regional currency system, and small silver issues like this kreuzer denomination were central to everyday market exchange across the duchy's towns and villages. The half-fine silver standard reflects the practical economics of petty coinage — fine silver was reserved for larger denominations.