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60 Kreuzers - Anthony II Loose hair curls
| Issuer | County of Montfort-Peggau |
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| Year | 1690 |
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| Value | 60 Kreuzers (⅔) |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Montfort, comprising a quartered shield displaying a diagonal lattice pattern in the upper half and a crenellated embattled partition below, set within an ornate oval cartouche surmounted by a floral comital crown. The shield is flanked on both sides by symmetrical leafy branches forming a decorative wreath. The date 1690 appears at the base of the design, with the mint-master's initials F and G flanking the year. The circular Latin motto legend FORTITER·ET·CONSTANTER encircles the upper field within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | FORTITER·ET·CONSTANTER ·F· 16 (60) 90 ·G· |
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The County of Montfort-Peggau was one of the fragmented Swabian-Alpine branches of the Montfort dynasty, a family whose territories had been subdividing through inheritance since the thirteenth century. By 1690, the county was a political remnant — small enough that its coinage had more to do with dynastic prestige and the Holy Roman Empire's permissive minting privileges than any practical monetary need. Anthony II ruled a territory of negligible economic weight, yet exercised his imperial coinage rights to produce pieces like this 60 Kreuzer in high-grade silver.
The "loose hair curls" designation distinguishes this die variety from a parallel issue, likely produced in the same year under the same authority.