1 Kreuzer - Ferdinand II St Pölten

St. Pölten operated as a minor mint under Ferdinand II during the Kipper- und Wipperzeit, the catastrophic currency debasement crisis that swept the Holy Roman Empire between roughly 1619 and 1623. Petty mints across Habsburg and German territories raced to produce debased small coinage, pocketing the difference between face value and metal content. By 1624, the worst of the frenzy was technically over — Ferdinand had issued reform mandates — yet provincial mints were still running down existing operations.

St. Pölten's output from this period is modest in surviving numbers. The Herinek reference spans five die varieties for this type.