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100 Ducats - Ferdinand III Coronation
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1629 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1520-1754) |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS · III · D : G : HVNG : BOHEMIÆ · REX : 100 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand III was crowned King of Bohemia in November 1627, just nine years after the catastrophic Battle of White Mountain effectively ended Bohemian Protestant resistance and placed the Habsburgs in absolute control of the kingdom. This 100-ducat piece was struck in 1629 as a presentation piece — not currency in any functional sense, but a calculated act of dynastic display. Such multiple-ducat strikes were produced in tiny numbers for distribution to high nobles and foreign dignitaries as diplomatic gifts.
At over 348 grams of near-pure gold, surviving examples are extraordinarily rare in any condition. The Freiherr reference Fr#43 places this among the most ambitious of all Habsburg coronation multiples.