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½ Ducat - Ferdinand III Prague
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1627 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1520-1754) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | HVNGARIAE REX. CORON. IN. REGEM. BOHEMIAE XXV. NOVE |
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Ferdinand III was not yet Holy Roman Emperor in 1627 — he was eighteen years old and had only just been crowned King of Bohemia the previous year, following the forced recatholicization policies imposed after the Battle of White Mountain. The Prague mint was actively producing gold coinage during this period as part of Habsburg efforts to reassert financial and political control over Bohemia, a kingdom that had just lost its Protestant nobility to exile, execution, or conversion.
Half ducats of this type are considerably scarcer than the full ducat issues from the same Prague series, reflecting smaller production runs rather than any distinct monetary purpose.