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Pfennig - Albert II
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1354-1356 |
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| Currency | Pfennig (976-1278) |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered field bearing a schematic architectural or heraldic device at centre, rendered in low relief characteristic of mid-14th century Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage. The central motif appears to comprise a square or shield-like element flanked by crescent or pellet ornaments, with additional pellets arranged in the lower field. The flan is irregular and slightly cusped at the edges, consistent with hand-cut planchets of the period. No legible inscription is present, the design relying entirely on symbolic imagery. The overall style reflects the primitive die-cutting conventions of the Albertinian Duchy of Austria under Duke Albert II. |
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| Mintage | ND (1354-1356) |
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Albert II ruled Austria from 1330 until his death in 1358, earning the epithet "the Lame" after a paralytic illness in 1330 left him partially disabled for the remainder of his life. Despite this, his reign was administratively active, and the Viennese mint operated under close ducal oversight. This pfennig type, struck during a narrow two-year window, reflects the transitional coinage policy of the mid-fourteenth century as the Habsburgs consolidated control over their hereditary lands following decades of contested succession.