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3 Kreuzers - Charles II Francis of Austria Graz
| Issuer | Styria, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1581-1584 |
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| Weight | 1.62 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three heraldic shields arranged in the field, bearing the arms of Styria, Austria, and ancient Burgundy, adorned with decorative foliate ornaments. The four-digit date appears within an inner circle. The reverse legend in Latin encircles the entire composition, identifying the archduke's territorial titles. |
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Charles II ruled Inner Austria — Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola — as a separate Habsburg appanage following the division of Ferdinand I's territories among his sons in 1564. A devout Catholic, Charles spent much of his reign navigating the religious tensions of a largely Protestant nobility, issuing the Pacification of Bruck in 1578 as a temporary concession before reversing course under Jesuit influence. These kreuzers were struck at Graz during the years immediately following that reversal, as Charles moved to reassert Catholic authority across his domains — a program his son Ferdinand II would eventually complete with far greater severity.