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6 Kreuzers - Frederick I
| Issuer | Württemberg, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1806-1814 |
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| Thickness | 0.7 mm |
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| Reverse description | The crowned arms of Württemberg occupy the central field, the shield divided per pale: the dexter half bearing three stag's antlers on a semé of roundels (Württemberg), and the sinister half displaying a lion passant (Teck). The oval shield is surmounted by a royal crown and flanked on either side by crossed flags or palm-like foliate sprays. The date appears in the exergue below the central device. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Frederick I of Württemberg owed his royal title directly to Napoleon, who elevated the duchy to a kingdom in December 1805 following the Treaty of Pressburg. The upgrade demanded a complete monetary reissue — ducal coinage was no longer appropriate for a sovereign king — which explains the sudden proliferation of new denominations struck from 1806 onward. The six kreuzer billon pieces belong to that first wave of regal coinage, issued while Frederick simultaneously restructured Württemberg's fragmented territorial acquisitions into a coherent administrative state.
Frederick died in 1816, two years after this type ceased production, having spent his final years navigating the post-Napoleonic settlement at Vienna.