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1/2 Kreuzer - Anthony III
| Issuer | Montfort-Peggau, County of |
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| Year | 1703-1705 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A crowned cross occupies the upper portion of the design, flanked by two shields: the dexter shield bears the Imperial double-headed eagle, while the sinister shield displays the arms of the County of Montfort. The date is split across the lower field, with the denomination expressed as '1/2' positioned between the two numerals of the year. The composition and diminutive module lend the design a compact, heraldic character typical of early eighteenth-century south German fractional coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, with no design, legend, or ornamental element present in the field, a feature characteristic of very small-denomination subsidiary coinage of this period where the reverse die was intentionally left plain to reduce production costs. |
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Anthony III ruled Montfort-Peggau during a terminal phase of that county's existence — the Montfort line was already fragmenting through inheritance disputes, and the Austrian Habsburgs were steadily absorbing its remnant territories. Small silver fractions like this one were struck in quantities sufficient for local circulation but rarely traveled far, which is precisely why survivors in any condition are genuinely scarce. Ebner's documentation of this type drew heavily on a handful of institutional holdings rather than a robust market record.