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6 Heller - Frederick II
| Issuer | Hesse-Cassel |
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| Year | 1770 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Crowned ornate script monogram 'F' for Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel, rendered in calligraphic style and surmounted by a royal crown with arched finials and beaded rim detail. The date 1770 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the monogram. The overall design occupies the central field of the coin with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hesse-Cassel's finances in 1770 were heavily shaped by the landgrave's practice of subsidizing troops to foreign powers — most notoriously to Britain for service in the American colonies a few years later. Small billon issues like this one kept petty commerce moving while silver was funneled into those arrangements. The heller denominations saw heavy use among the lowest economic strata and rarely survived in collectible condition.