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Pfennig - Albert I
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1282-1298 |
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| Value | Denier (Pfennig) (1) |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consists of the Gothic letter 'V' set within a trefoil, the three cusp angles of which are ornamented with stylised foliate or leaf motifs. The design is executed in low relief on an irregular hammered flan, consistent with Austrian pfennig production of the late 13th century. No surrounding legend is present. |
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| Reverse lettering | V |
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Albert I inherited control of Austria following the death of his father Rudolf I of Habsburg in 1291, but his grip on the duchy was contested well before that — Rudolf had assigned Austria and Styria to Albert and his brother Rudolf II in 1282, the very beginning of this issue's production window, prompting immediate resistance from the Austrian nobility who resented Habsburgs ruling them outright rather than through appointed regents. The pfennigs struck under Albert reflect a fractious political environment; he was eventually murdered in 1308 by his own nephew.