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1 Ducat - Ferdinand I Klagenfurt
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1558 |
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| Weight | 3.48 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crowned, ornately rendered heraldic shield bearing the coat of arms of Carinthia is depicted at centre within a beaded inner circle. The date 1558 is split by a cross at the top of the design, appearing as 15+58. The Latin legend surrounds the shield along the outer margin, identifying the ruler's titles. |
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Ferdinand I issued ducats from Klagenfurt under the authority of the Inner Austrian administration, which governed Carinthia, Styria, and Carniola as a distinct territorial bloc separate from the main Habsburg lands. The Klagenfurt mint was a relatively minor operation, and 1558 falls late in Ferdinand's reign — he would die the following year — meaning output from this period was administratively routine but numerically limited.
The Markl#1426var designation signals a die variety not fully reconciled with the primary type, which is characteristic of Klagenfurt's inconsistent die cutting during the mid-sixteenth century.