60 Kreuzers - John VIII

Montfort-Peggau was one of the smaller subdivisions of the already fragmented Montfort dynasty, a family whose territories in the Vorarlberg and Styrian regions had been progressively partitioned through inheritance disputes across the seventeenth century. By 1678, John VIII ruled a county of diminishing political relevance, and the decision to strike a 60 Kreuzer piece — a denomination that competed directly with the Reichsthaler in everyday commerce — likely reflects an assertion of comital minting rights more than any pressing monetary need.

Issues from Peggau are genuinely scarce in the numismatic record. KM#56 sees very few auction appearances.