Charles II Louis Frederick ruled Baden as Grand Duke from 1811 until his death in 1818, navigating the duchy through the collapse of the Napoleonic order and the Congress of Vienna. The 6 Kreuzer denomination in billon was a workhorse of everyday commerce in the German states, and Baden's issues from this period reflect the monetary instability that followed years of war-driven currency debasement across the Confederation of the Rhine.
Charles II Louis Frederick ruled Baden as Grand Duke from 1811 until his death in 1818, navigating the duchy through the collapse of the Napoleonic order and the Congress of Vienna. The 6 Kreuzer denomination in billon was a workhorse of everyday commerce in the German states, and Baden's issues from this period reflect the monetary instability that followed years of war-driven currency debasement across the Confederation of the Rhine.