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6 Kreuzers - Leopold I St Veit
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy (St. Veit Mint) |
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| Year | 1683-1690 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed, with wings spread, occupying the central field. The eagle bears the Habsburg escutcheon on its breast and holds orb and sceptre in its talons. The date appears divided at the top flanking the imperial crown, with the mint master's initials positioned at the base of the design. The surrounding legend reads ARCHIDVX AVS ET CARIN D B, abbreviating Leopold's titles as Archduke of Austria and Carinthia, Duke of Burgundy. The composition is typical of the baroque Austrian 6-Kreuzer coinage produced at the St. Veit mint in Carinthia. |
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The St. Veit mint in Carinthia was one of the oldest operating in Habsburg lands, but by the 1680s it was already an anachronism — most serious silver production had long migrated to the great mountain mints at Hall and Joachimstal. These small 6 Kreuzer pieces were struck across a seven-year window that encompasses the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683, a moment that strained Habsburg finances severely and pushed peripheral mints like St. Veit to sustain local currency supply while the empire mobilized.
St. Veit's output was closed permanently in 1695, making this among the final issues from that facility.