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1 Ducat - Heinrich
| Issuer | Counts of Schlick (Kingdom of Bohemia) |
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| Year | 1627 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat (2) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of St. Joachim (the patron saint of Joachimsthal) standing in the field, robed and bearded, holding a staff in his right hand and an infant in his left arm. Below the saint's feet appears the quartered Schlick family coat of arms, featuring the characteristic divisions of the comital house. The circular Latin legend surrounds the central design, reading HENRIC SCHLICK CO A PASAN / S A, identifying Heinrich Schlick, Count of Passau. |
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| Mint | Planá, Czech Republic |
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The Counts of Schlick occupy an uncomfortable place in Bohemian monetary history. It was Stephan Schlick who, in the early sixteenth century, began mining the silver deposits at Joachimsthal and striking the large coins that would bear his valley's name — Joachimsthaler, shortened eventually to "thaler," and from there to "dollar." By 1627, however, the family's fortunes had collapsed. The Battle of White Mountain in 1620 ended the Bohemian revolt, and Habsburg retribution was swift and thorough.
This ducat was struck just seven years after the Schlick estates were sequestered and the family's minting rights effectively curtailed under imperial pressure.