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1/4 Kreutzer - Franz II
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1801-1803 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a plain field bearing the coin's denomination and date in four horizontal lines of bold raised lettering: 1 / 4 / KREUTZER / 1802, with the mint mark H for Hall in Tyrol positioned centrally below the date. The typography is clean and utilitarian, characteristic of early nineteenth-century Habsburg copper coinage. A continuous border of fine denticles surrounds the entire reverse design, consistent with the milled production technique employed at the Hall mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Franz II issued these tiny copper pieces during a period of acute monetary strain — the French Revolutionary Wars had devastated Habsburg finances, and by 1801 the imperial treasury was running substantial deficits that would ultimately lead to the state bankruptcy of 1811. Small copper fractions were struck in quantity to keep petty commerce functioning as silver grew scarce and hoarded.
The Herinek reference numbers spanning three consecutive entries reflect documented die variations across the three-year run, not separate types.