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1 Thaler - Ferdinand II mule Klagenfurt
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1621 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The Imperial double-headed eagle displayed at center, each head surmounted by a crown and the whole ensigned by a large imperial crown above. On the eagle's breast is superimposed a large quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of the Habsburg territories, including Austria, Castile, Leon, Bohemia, Hungary, and Burgundy. The surrounding circular Latin legend, divided by the shield at the base, reads ARCHI AVSTRIAE ET CARIN / THIAE DVX BVRGVN ZC, with the date 1630 visible in the upper field flanking the imperial crown. The reverse die, differing in date from the obverse, is characteristic of this documented mule striking from the Klagenfurt Mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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A mule in the strictest numismatic sense: obverse and reverse dies from different intended pairings were combined, almost certainly at the Klagenfurt mint during the chaotic output demands of 1621. That year, Ferdinand II was simultaneously fighting the Bohemian revolt — the early phase of the Thirty Years' War — and financing imperial and Catholic League armies across multiple fronts. Mint productivity was prioritized over die consistency, and mule combinations like this one slipped through. Davenport's EC II classification acknowledges the pairing as distinct rather than accidental within a single recognized type.