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3 Kreuzers - Frederick II
| Issuer | Württemberg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1801-1802 |
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| Thickness | 0.6 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a crowned oval shield bearing the Württemberg arms, enclosed within a symmetrical laurel and palm wreath. The ducal crown surmounts the shield at the top, with the wreath branches splaying outward to either side in a decorative foliate arrangement. The date is inscribed in the exergue below the wreath. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1801 - KR 10.3 - 1802 - KR 10.4 - |
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Frederick II became Duke of Württemberg in 1797 and wasted little time reorganizing the duchy's finances under French pressure — Napoleon's campaigns were reshaping client states across the Rhine, and maintaining a functioning small-denomination currency was a practical necessity for a territory being repeatedly marched through. The billon 3 Kreuzer issues of 1801–1802 fall squarely in this turbulent interregnum before Frederick received the title of Elector in 1803, a promotion that itself came as direct reward for siding with France.
KR#10.3 and KR#10.4 represent distinct die varieties within this short two-year window.