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Pfennig - Rudolf I or sons Albert I and Rudolf II St. Veit
| Issuer | Duchy of Carinthia (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1275-1286 |
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| Value | 1 Pfennig |
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| Obverse description | A crenellated triple arch occupies the central field, rendered in low relief typical of late 13th-century Austrian bracteate-style pfennigs. Beneath the arch, a dragon is depicted in profile facing left, its form stylized in the Romanesque tradition. Above the arch, a rising eagle is displayed with spread wings, serving as a heraldic emblem of the ruling Habsburgs. The entire design is contained within a roughly squared border incused into the flan, characteristic of St. Veit mint production of this period. The coin is uniface, with all design elements confined to the obverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rudolf I acquired Carinthia through the settlement following the defeat and death of Ottokar II of Bohemia at Marchfeld in 1278, distributing the duchy to his sons Albert and Rudolf II in 1282. The attribution across three possible issuers — Rudolf I himself or either son — reflects the administrative ambiguity of that transition period, when minting authority in the region had not yet stabilized under the new Habsburgs. St. Veit an der Glan served as the ducal capital and primary mint of Carinthia throughout this period.