3 Stübers - Frederick Alexander

Frederick Alexander ruled Wied-Neuwied as a minor Rhenish county within the Holy Roman Empire, and small-denomination silver issues like this 3 Stüber piece reflect the fragmented monetary reality of mid-eighteenth century Germany, where hundreds of petty lords retained the right to strike coin. The Stüber — a Low German variant of the Stuiver — circulated across the northwestern Rhine territories in direct competition with Dutch and Prussian issues of similar face value.

Production across just three years suggests either a specific fiscal need or the straightforward exhaustion of a single mint contract.