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3 Kreuzers - Frederick Alexander
| Issuer | Wied-Neuwied, County of |
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| Year | 1749-1751 |
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| Value | 3 Kreuzers (1⁄24) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1749 - has variants - 1750 - - 1751 - - |
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Frederick Alexander ruled Wied-Neuwied as a small Rhenish county within the Holy Roman Empire, and his coinage rights — like those of dozens of similarly minor German princes — derived from imperial privilege rather than any meaningful monetary independence. The 3 Kreuzer denomination was the workhorse of small retail commerce in the Rhineland, and county-level issues like this one circulated alongside identical denominations struck by larger neighbors, distinguished only by their arms.
The three-year production window, 1749–1751, almost certainly reflects a specific municipal or territorial need rather than continuous minting capacity. Wied-Neuwied had no permanent mint of its own at this scale.