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Pfennig - Leopold VI Vienna
| Issuer | Duchy of Austria (Austrian States) |
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| Year | 1210-1230 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A heraldic eagle displayed facing right, wings spread and tail feathers fanned, depicted in bold relief within a circle of incised lines. Rosettes or small floral ornaments are distributed in the annular space between the inner line circle and the outer pearl border, lending a decorative framing to the central device. The style is consistent with Viennese workshop production of the early 13th century under Duke Leopold VI. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Leopold VI ruled Austria and Styria simultaneously from 1194 until his death in 1230, a consolidation that made him the most powerful territorial prince in the German-speaking world of his generation. The Vienna mint operated under his aggressive economic program, which included deliberate currency renewal policies — Brakteaten and thin bracteate-adjacent issues like this pfennig were periodically called in and reissued, forcing subjects to exchange old coins at a discount, effectively taxing liquid wealth. CNA B109 places this squarely within that renewal cycle.