2 Pfennig - Charles VI

Features

Issuer Austrian Empire
Emperor Charles VI (Karl VI) (1711-1740)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1730
Value 2 Pfennigs (2 Pfennige) (1⁄120)
Currency Plague Hospitals - Thaler
Composition Copper
Weight 1.1 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
92398
References Her# 1222
Ludwig Herinek; 1970. Österreichische Münzprägungen. Münzhandlg Herinek, Vienna, Austria.

Obverse

Crowned double headed eagle, emperor's mark C.VI inside the shield.

Script: Latin

Lettering: C.VI

Reverse

Legend in 3 lines for "Pestiensis Xenodochii Moneta Militaris", value in a frame surrounded by palms below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PESTIEN-
SIS
XEN:MON:MIL:
2

Translation: Military coinage for Pest Hospitals

Comments

Minted for plague hospitals "Pester Invalidenhaus".
Also referenced in CNA vol.V #152 a-4

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1730 

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