8 Heller - Frederick I

Frederick I of Hesse-Cassel held the unusual distinction of ruling simultaneously as King of Sweden from 1720 until his death in 1751, a dynastic arrangement that left Hesse-Cassel itself governed largely through regents and ministers. The small silver heller denominations of his Hessian coinage were workhorses of local commerce, but their survival rate is poor — heavily circulated, frequently clipped, and little saved by contemporary collectors who reserved attention for the larger taler issues.

KM#416 is among the less-documented types of his reign, with no recorded major die varieties.