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1 Ducat - Charles VI Jilove Mining Ducat - Prague
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1712-1715 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored three-quarter bust of Emperor Charles VI facing right, wearing a crown and a fur-trimmed mantle over plate armor, holding a scepter in his right hand and resting his left hand on an oval shield bearing the Bohemian lion. The effigy is rendered in high relief in a baroque style. The encircling Latin legend reads CAROL VI D G RO IM S A G H H B R A D A, separated by pellets, running along the beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A terrestrial globe surrounded by clouds occupies the center of the field, with an owl perched on a radiant sun below the globe, its wings closed. A double circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, incorporating the Roman numeral date MDCCXIV within the inscription, referencing the Jilove mining auspices. The composition is executed in the elaborate baroque manner typical of Bohemian mining ducats of the period. |
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The Jílové mining ducats were struck specifically from gold extracted at the Jílové u Prahy mines south of Prague, one of Bohemia's oldest and most productive gold-mining districts — active since at least the 14th century under Charles IV. The practice of striking coins directly from locally sourced ore, marked to distinguish their origin, was a deliberate assertion of regional mining wealth during a period when Bohemian autonomy within the Habsburg structure was carefully managed after the catastrophe of 1620.
Charles VI's reign saw renewed investment in the Jílové workings, though output was already declining from medieval peaks. Her#87 is the Herinek reference for Austrian gold.