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15 Kreuzers - Leopold I St Veit
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1675-1693 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHI AVS ET // CARIN DVX BVR |
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Leopold I's 15 Kreuzer pieces from the St. Veit mint occupy an awkward moment in Habsburg monetary history — the denomination was introduced largely to address chronic small-change shortages that had plagued the Austrian lands since the Kipper und Wipper debased-coinage crisis of the early 1620s, the aftershocks of which disrupted provincial commerce for decades. St. Veit, operating in Carinthia, served regional circulation rather than the imperial core, which accounts for the relatively modest survival rate of this particular mint's output compared to Vienna or Graz issues.