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1 Kreuzer - Charles III
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1712 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1526-1780) |
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| Reverse description | A spread double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, each head crowned, with the Transylvanian composite coat of arms on an escutcheon at the center of the eagle's breast. The mint master's initials IFK appear in an oval cartouche below the eagle, between the wings. The surrounding circular legend reads the ruler's titles as Archduke of Austria and related dignities. |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHID A D (IFK) B M M U TYR |
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Charles III of Habsburg — better known as the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI — was formally recognized as Prince of Transylvania following the Peace of Szatmár in 1711, which ended the Rákóczi uprising and brought the principality firmly under Vienna's administrative grip. This small silver issue belongs to the immediate post-rebellion recoinage, when Habsburg authorities worked to suppress the debased copper pénz that had flooded Transylvania during the revolt and reassert metallic credibility in the region's currency.
The Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt/Sibiu) mint handled production for these early Charles issues. At 0.86g the piece was always slight — handling losses come quickly.