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2 Ducats - Rudolf II Maley Groschen Klippe - Prague
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1587 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rudolf II moved his imperial court from Vienna to Prague in 1583, making Bohemia the administrative heart of the Habsburg empire for the next two decades. This klippe — struck in square format — was almost certainly produced as a presentation piece rather than a circulating coin, a practice common at the Prague mint when demonstrating technical virtuosity to the emperor or distributing gifts among court officials. The "Maley Groschen" designation ties the die to a small groschen type, an unusual pairing with a gold ducat denomination.
Diet#446 is a rare reference, and surviving examples are thinly documented outside major European cabinet collections.