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3 Kreuzers - Ferdinand II Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1620-1624 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Ferdinand II was in the middle of fighting for his throne when these were struck — the Battle of White Mountain in November 1620 effectively ended the Bohemian revolt, but the broader Thirty Years' War ground on, and Habsburg finances were under severe strain. The Vienna mint was one of several operating simultaneously under Ferdinand, and the period 1620–1624 coincides almost exactly with the Kipper und Wipper crisis, a catastrophic debasement wave that swept through the German-speaking lands as mints and speculators flooded circulation with underweight, debased small silver.
This piece, struck in proper silver, was an exception in its own moment.