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3 Kreuzers - Charles VI Breslau
| Issuer | Breslau Mint (Wrocław) |
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| Year | 1716-1724 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with a crowned escutcheon on the breast bearing the Silesian eagle passant to the left. A small circular frame at the base of the design contains the denomination numeral '3'. The regnal and territorial titles appear in a continuous Latin legend around the periphery, with the date appearing at the conclusion of the legend. |
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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.