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1 Kreuzer - Ferdinand III St. Veit
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1639-1657 |
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| Weight | 0.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Ferdinand III facing right, rendered in the baroque style typical of mid-17th century Habsburg coinage. The emperor is depicted with flowing hair and a prominent lace collar, the laureate wreath clearly visible atop the head. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, running along the periphery of the flan. The numeral denoting the denomination appears in the lower field beneath the bust. The strike, characteristic of hammered technique, imparts a slightly irregular outline to the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ferdinand III's kreuzer issues from the St. Veit am Glan mint — one of the oldest operating mints in the Habsburg lands, active in Carinthia since the medieval period — were struck across the duration of his reign as Holy Roman Emperor, a tenure consumed almost entirely by the final phases of the Thirty Years' War and its grueling diplomatic aftermath at Westphalia in 1648. The war's financial demands on the Habsburg treasury were severe, and small silver fractions like this circulated hard through territories that had been economically devastated by decades of campaign and occupation.
St. Veit's output was winding down by the mid-seventeenth century; the mint closed permanently not long after this reign.