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200 Korun Currency Reform of Wenceslaus II
| Issuer | Czech National Bank |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Koruna (1993-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a richly detailed depiction of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia shown as a crowned, enthroned figure in armour, holding a royal sceptre. Flanking the king on either side are enlarged representations of the obverse and reverse of the Prague groschen, the celebrated silver coin introduced by his monetary reform of 1300. The curved upper legend reads 'PRAŽSKÝ GROŠ · 1300 · 2000', commemorating the 700th anniversary of the coin's introduction, while the lower legend along the rim reads 'MĚNOVÁ REFORMA VÁCLAVA II', identifying the historic monetary reform. The composition is rendered in a bold, sculptural relief style evoking medieval manuscript and seal iconography. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRAŽSKÝ GROŠ 1300 . 2000 MĚNOVÁ REFORMA VÁCLAVA II· (Translation: PRAGUE GROSS 1300 . 2000 MONETARY REFORM OF WENCESLAUS II·) |
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Wenceslaus II's currency reform of around 1300 was one of the most consequential monetary reorganizations in medieval Central European history — he effectively centralized Bohemian silver production by abolishing the chaotic system of regional mint rights and consolidating striking at Kutná Hora, which sat atop some of the richest silver deposits in Europe. The Prague groschen that emerged from that reform became a dominant trade coin across the continent for over a century.
KM#46 is part of the Czech National Bank's ongoing commemorative series marking pivotal moments in Bohemian and Czech history. Kutná Hora's mines were already in severe decline by the late 15th century, a fact that quietly undercuts the triumphalism such issues tend to project.