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6 Kreuzers - Ferdinand I Hall
| Issuer | Archduchy of Austria |
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| Year | 1522-1530 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINAN• PRINC• ET• INF• HISP (Translation: Ferdinand Prince and Infant of Spain) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand I inherited the Austrian lands from his grandfather Maximilian I in 1521, and these kreuzers were among the first coins struck under his direct authority at Hall in Tyrol — one of the most productive mints in the Habsburg system, fed by the silver output of the Schwaz mines at a time when that single complex was supplying roughly half of Europe's silver. The 6 kreuzer denomination itself was a relatively recent innovation, introduced to fill a gap between small billon pieces and the heavier groschen-class coins that had dominated Alpine trade.
Markl's four-variant spread across 1642–1645 reflects documented die changes over the emission period rather than separate issues.