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1/2 Thaler - Rudolf II Kuttenberg
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1578-1602 |
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| Reference(s) | MB#253, Diet#338-340 |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHIDVX AVSTRI / DVX BVR MAR M date |
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| Mintage | 1578 41 - - 1579 41 - - 1580 41 - - 1581 41 - - 1583 41 - - 1584 41 - - 1585 41 - - 1586 41 - - 1587 41 - - 1588 41 - - 1589 41 - - 1590 41 - - 1591 41 - - 1592 41 - - 1593 42 - - 1594 42 - - 1595 42 - - 1596 42 - - 1597 42 - - 1598 42 - - 1599 42 - - 1600 42 - - 1600 43 - - 1601 43 - - 1602 43 - 160Z - |
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Rudolf II moved his imperial court from Vienna to Prague in 1583, making Bohemia the effective center of Habsburg power for the next two decades. The Kuttenberg mint — Kutná Hora in Czech — had been one of Central Europe's most productive silver operations since the great Bohemian mining boom of the 13th century, though by Rudolf's reign its output was a fraction of its medieval peak. The long date range on this type reflects continuous production rather than a single run.
Rudolf's chronic conflicts with the Ottoman frontier and his increasingly erratic governance strained imperial finances throughout this period, keeping the Bohemian mints under pressure to supply fractional silver for military and administrative payments.