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Zwanziger - Meinhard II Meran
| Issuer | County of Tyrol (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1258-1295 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A displayed eagle with spread wings and detailed feathering occupies the central field, facing forward in heraldic fashion — the dynastic symbol of the County of Tyrol under the Meinhard line. The eagle's body exhibits fine line engraving consistent with 13th-century Tyrolean die-cutting craftsmanship. The circumferential legend + COMES TIROL is rendered in Latin majuscules, identifying the issuer as Count of Tyrol, and is separated from the central device by a beaded inner border. A further beaded outer rim frames the entire reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | + COMES TIROL |
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Meinhard II acquired Tyrol through inheritance in 1258 and spent the following decades systematically consolidating one of the most strategically positioned territories in the Alps, controlling the Brenner Pass and extracting considerable revenue from trans-Alpine trade. The Zwanziger — named for its count of twenty to the mark — was central to that fiscal infrastructure, circulating widely enough that it influenced monetary conventions in neighboring Bavarian and Italian markets.
Meinhard died in 1295 having never received the royal title he aggressively pursued from the Habsburgs, despite years of political maneuvering.