1 Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome ND (1306-1330) front 1 Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome ND (1306-1330) back
1 Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome ND (1306-1330) photo
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1 Pfennig - Frederick the Handsome ND

 
Silver 0.55 g 14 mm
Description
Issuer
Duchy of Austria (Austrian States)
Duke
Frederick the Handsome (1306-1330)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1306-1330
Value
Denier (Pfennig) (1)
Currency
Pfennig (976-1278)
Composition
Silver
Weight
0.55 g
Diameter
14 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#310156
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

Smooth (uniface)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Pfennig coin featuring Frederick the Handsome is that it was minted during a time of great economic and political change in the Duchy of Austria. The coinage of this period was characterized by a shift from the use of bartering and local currencies to the adoption of a standardized system of coinage, with the 1 Pfennig coin being one of the first coins to be widely used and accepted across the region. This fact highlights the significance of this coin as a symbol of the emergence of a more centralized and organized economic system in the region, which would have a lasting impact on the development of trade and commerce in the centuries to come.