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Habsburg

ハプスブルク ／ habsburg　—　People & places

A royal house that spread from central Europe as far as Spain.

Silver Carolus gulden Silver Carolus gulden1543– Eight reales of Potosí Eight reales of Potosí1556–1598 (Philip II) Bancozettel (1762 pattern) Bancozettel (1762 pattern)1762
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⚠ The larger the territory they ruled, the more currencies and fiscal deficits they accumulated. Despite controlling silver from the New World, they repeatedly suspended payments.