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2 Pfennig - Ferdinand I Graz for Krain or Carniola
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1530-1534 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two adjacent crowned shields displayed side by side within the coin field, the left shield bearing the arms of Austria (horizontal fess) and the right shield depicting the Habsburg eagle. A large imperial crown surmounts both shields, rendered in high relief in the hammered style. The date, here 1530, appears in Gothic numerals above the crown in the upper field. The irregular flan and characteristic striking of the period give the design an archaic, hand-struck quality typical of early sixteenth-century Central European coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1530 |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this small hammered silver Pfennig is uniface or bears only a plain, unworked surface, consistent with the production technique of such minor denominations struck at the Graz Mint during the reign of Ferdinand I. The flat, featureless field exhibits natural flow lines and die-contact marks resulting from the hand-hammering process. No legend, device, or inscription is present on this side, which is characteristic of bracteate-influenced Pfennig coinage of the period. |
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