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1 Ducat - Petr Vok of Rosenberg
| Issuer | Rosenberg dominion |
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| Year | 1595 |
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| Weight | 3.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Crowned shield of the Rosenberg arms, divided quarterly and displaying a five-petalled rose above diagonal barry stripes, supported on the dexter side by a bear and on the sinister side by a lion, both rampant. A coronet surmounts the shield. The surrounding legend in Latin reads in full around the periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Petr Vok of Rosenberg, the last of his line, issued this ducat from his Třeboň mint as the family's financial position was deteriorating sharply under the weight of accumulated debts. The Rosenbergs — for centuries the most powerful noble house in Bohemia — were effectively spending themselves into extinction. Petr Vok would sell Český Krumlov to Emperor Rudolf II in 1601 just to stay solvent, and died without an heir in 1611, extinguishing the dynasty entirely.
Noble mint rights in Bohemia were increasingly curtailed by Habsburg pressure through this period, making 1595 a relatively late date for such an issue.