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10 Kreuzers - Ferdinand I Hall
| Issuer | Imperial Mint of Hall (Tyrol) |
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| Year | 1560-1564 |
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| Weight | 3.85 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | INF·HIS·ARCH·AVST·D:BVR·CO·TIR· date |
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Ferdinand I ruled as Archduke of Austria and King of the Romans before his election as Holy Roman Emperor in 1558, and the Hall mint was among his most productive facilities throughout that transitional decade. The Tyrolean silver supply — drawn from the Schwaz mines, then among the richest in Europe — made Hall a natural center for small-denomination silver production during the currency reforms Ferdinand pursued to stabilize exchange across his fractured hereditary lands.
The .500 fineness reflects deliberate policy, not debasement: Ferdinand's administration consciously set billon-range silver for Kreuzer-class coins to conserve finer metal for larger denominations.