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3 Kreuzers - Frederick I
| Issuer | Württemberg, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1807-1814 |
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| Value | 3 Kreuzer (1⁄48) |
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| Reverse description | Central device features the crowned coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg, flanked symmetrically by palm branches tied at the base. The date of issue appears in the exergue below the shield. The overall composition is contained within a beaded border, in keeping with the modest but dignified style of early nineteenth-century Württemberg subsidiary coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick I assumed the title of King of Württemberg in 1806 under Napoleon's reorganization of German territories through the Confederation of the Rhine, which dissolved the old duchy and granted him a vastly expanded realm. The small billon issues of this period were a practical necessity — Württemberg's monetary system was in transition, absorbing formerly independent territories with their own coinage traditions while simultaneously aligning with Napoleonic monetary reforms.
The .333 fineness places this firmly in the low-silver category typical of fractional coinage used to satisfy everyday commerce when full silver was being hoarded or redirected to war finance.