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1 Kreuzer - Anthony III
| Issuer | County of Montfort-Peggau |
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| Year | 1711-1731 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Crowned coat of arms of the County of Montfort displayed centrally in the field. The shield bears the heraldic arms of Montfort, surmounted by a count's crown. A circular legend commencing at 12 o'clock reads ANTON COMES IN MONTFORT, identifying the issuing authority as Count Anton (Anthony III) of Montfort. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Anton III von Montfort ruled one of the smallest and most financially marginal lordships in the Habsburg orbit, and his coinage reflects it. Kreuzers of this weight were barely viable as silver coins — the metal content so thin that minting costs consumed a significant fraction of face value. The County of Montfort-Peggau was partitioned and diminished through inheritance divisions across the seventeenth century, leaving Anton III presiding over a rump territory with just enough imperial standing to exercise mint rights.
The county was absorbed into Habsburg direct administration shortly after Anton III's death in 1733, ending Montfort-Peggau's coinage permanently.