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1/2 Kreuzer - Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn
| Issuer | Bishopric of Olomouc |
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| Year | 1694-1695 |
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| Value | 1/2 Kreuzer (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large downward-pointing triangle (delta), likely a heraldic or episcopal device, enclosed within a wreath of stylized foliate and floral ornaments arranged symmetrically around the central motif. The date is split to either side of the upper wreath, reading '16' to the left and '94' (or '95') to the right. Below the central device, the denomination inscription 'S 1/2 S' appears in the lower field, separated by small decorative stops. The overall design is rendered in the crude but vigorous style typical of late 17th-century hammered minor coinage of the Olomouc Bishopric. |
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| Obverse lettering | 16 94 (or 95) S 1/2 S |
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Charles II of Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn governed the Bishopric of Olomouc from 1664 until his death in 1695, presiding over a diocese still recovering from the devastation of the Thirty Years' War and subsequently battered by plague. This tiny fractional piece was struck in the final year of his episcopate — the 1694–1695 date span almost certainly reflects production bridging his death rather than a planned two-year issue. Moravian ecclesiastical coinages of this denomination were struck in such limited quantities that institutional survival in any condition is the norm; extended circulation was never the point.