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1 Großpfennig - Albrecht I von Österreich
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1298-1308 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing enthroned effigy of the king in frontal view, crowned and robed, holding a floriated scepter in the right hand and an imperial orb in the left. The figure is rendered in a hieratic, flat medieval style with architectural framing elements at the sides. A Gothic circular legend runs along the coin's periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Albrecht I's brief reign ended with his murder at the hands of his nephew Johann von Schwaben in 1308 — a killing so brazen it occurred in broad daylight at a river crossing near Brugg. His monetary policy had been equally aggressive during his lifetime: he fought the Rhenish electoral princes repeatedly over control of toll revenues and minting rights, and his coinage reflects the administrative consolidation he pursued as both Duke of Austria and King of the Romans after defeating Adolf of Nassau at the Battle of Göllheim in 1298.