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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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| Currency | Pfennig (800-1500) |
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| Obverse description | Within a plain inner circle, an upright lindworm (heraldic dragon) and a half-lily are depicted side by side in the field, the two charges rendered in a bold, archaic hammered style characteristic of late 13th-century Austrian bracteate-influenced coinage. The designs are separated by a vertical division, presenting the composite heraldic motif of Carinthia. The overall composition is contained within a broad, unadorned border. |
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| Mint | St. Veit an der Glan |
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Meinhard II secured Carinthia in 1286 as a direct reward from Rudolf of Habsburg for his support during the campaign against Ottokar II of Bohemia — the same political settlement that reshaped the entire dynastic map of the German-speaking lands. The St. Veit mint, long the ducal seat of Carinthia, continued striking under Otto III and into the period of Austrian administration as the Meinhardiner line faltered toward extinction.
The broad, thin fabric of these bracteate-influenced pfennigs makes intact surviving examples genuinely scarce.