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3 Kreuzers - Karl Friedrich von Bernstadt
| Issuer | Württemberg-Oels, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1705-1708 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Duke Karl Friedrich to right, with long flowing hair, within a beaded inner circle. The numeral '3' denoting the denomination appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The surrounding legend runs along the outer rim between the beaded circle and the coin's edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | D. G. CAR(O)L. DUX. — W(URT). T. I. S. O. (&) B. |
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Württemberg-Oels was one of the more obscure Silesian cadet lines of the Württemberg dynasty, holding a small duchy under Habsburg suzerainty while the main Stuttgart line governed the southwest German heartland. Karl Friedrich ruled this pocket territory during the War of the Spanish Succession, when silver supplies and minting priorities across the Holy Roman Empire were under severe strain. That this small-denomination issue was produced across at least three years suggests a genuine local need for petty coinage rather than a prestige emission.