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3 Kreuzers - Charles II Francis of Austria
| Issuer | Styria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1587 |
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| Value | 3 Kreuzer (1/20) |
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| Reverse description | Heraldic composition displaying three armorial shields arranged in a triangular formation: the Styrian panther shield to the lower left, the Austrian fess shield to the lower right, and the ancient Burgundy shield at the top centre, all separated by decorative foliate ornaments. The last two digits of the date appear above the Burgundy shield within the legend. The arrangement reflects the multiple territorial titles claimed by Karl II as Archduke of Inner Austria. |
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| Reverse lettering | AVSTRI DVX BVR STYRI Z date |
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Charles II ruled Inner Austria — the hereditary lands of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola — as a largely separate domain from the main Habsburg line in Vienna, and his Graz mint operated with considerable autonomy as a result. The 1587 date falls within the final years of his reign; he died in 1590, leaving his son Ferdinand (later Emperor Ferdinand II) to be raised by Bavarian Jesuits, a detail that would shape the entire course of the Counter-Reformation in central Europe.
The Graz mint's small-denomination silver output from this decade is frequently encountered with weak peripheral detail owing to the shallow, well-worn dies the mint habitually ran past their useful life.