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3 Kreuzers - Charles VI Breslau
| Issuer | Breslau Mint (Wrocław) |
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| Year | 1716-1724 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and armored bust of Emperor Charles VI facing right, draped with the chain and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The effigy is rendered in a formal Baroque portrait style typical of Habsburg coinage of the period. A continuous Latin legend encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL VI D G R I S A G HI H B R |
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Charles VI's administration of Silesia required a steady supply of small-denomination silver for local commerce, and the Breslau mint — operating under imperial license in what was then a Habsburg possession — ran continuous production of these 3 Kreuzer pieces across nearly a decade. The mint had been integrated into the Habsburg monetary system following the Peace of Westphalia, though Silesia's commercial ties to Saxony and Prussia meant these coins circulated well beyond their nominal issuing territory.
Breslau's output would end abruptly when Frederick the Great seized Silesia in 1740, transferring the mint to Prussian control after the First Silesian War.