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Pfennig - Albert VI
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1458-1463 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the Austrian arms — a horizontally divided shield — surmounted by a panther passant facing left, the heraldic beast of Styria. Flanking the shield on either side are two Gothic uncial letters A, forming the legend A A A in three parts around the device, referencing the name and title of Archduke Albert VI. The design is characteristic of late-medieval Austrian bracteate-influenced pfennig coinage, struck by the hammer method on a thin, irregular flan with somewhat weak peripheral definition. |
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| Obverse lettering | A A A |
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Albert VI ruled Austria in uneasy co-regency and outright conflict with his brother Frederick III for much of this period, and the monetary output of his mint reflects the instability — small, irregularly produced silver issues struck under contested authority. The CNA Fa62 designation places this among the documented pfennig types of his Viennese administration, which ended abruptly with his death in 1463, after which Frederick absorbed his territories without succession dispute.