1 Pfennig - Charles VI Vienna

Charles VI spent much of his reign consumed by the Pragmatic Sanction — his dynastic instrument ensuring Habsburg succession through his daughter Maria Theresa — and the small copper-billon coinage of this period reflects an imperial administration more focused on diplomatic horse-trading than monetary reform. The Vienna mint struck these pieces continuously across nearly two decades with little variation, which is why die-variety collectors rely on Herinek's four-reference spread (1025–1028) to distinguish the annual subtypes.