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Pfennig - Meinhard II, Otto III, Austrian occupation or Henry VI St. Veit
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1286-1320 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Displayed eagle with spread wings facing forward, flanked on each side by three rosettes arranged symmetrically in the field. The design is rendered in a bold, flat relief characteristic of medieval Austrian hammered coinage, with the eagle's body filling the central field. The irregular flan edge is typical of hand-struck bracteate-style pfennigs of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1286-1320) |
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Meinhard II acquired Carinthia in 1286 when Rudolf of Habsburg granted it to him in exchange for military and political support — a transaction that reshaped Alpine dynastic geography for generations. The overlapping attribution to Otto III, Austrian occupation, or Henry VI reflects genuine scholarly uncertainty about die assignment within this series, as the Veit mint produced closely related types across multiple administrations with inconsistent documentation.
St. Veit an der Glan served as the Carinthian ducal seat and its primary mint throughout this period.