3 Kreuzer

Rottweil struck this issue in 1622 at the height of the Kipper- und Wipperzeit, the currency debasement crisis that swept the Holy Roman Empire between roughly 1619 and 1623. Municipalities, princes, and episcopal mints alike raced to strike debased coinage, pocket the difference in bullion value, and flood neighboring territories with underweight pieces. Rottweil, as a Free Imperial City with its own mint rights, participated — though its output was modest compared to larger territorial mints.

Nau's corpus remains the authoritative reference for Rottweil civic coinage, and KM#2 pieces from this year are scarce in any condition.