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7 Kreuzers - Francis II Siege coinage Týn nad Vltavou
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Weight | 15.53 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the large numeral '7' superimposed over two crossed swords, all contained within a rectangular cartouche. The date 1799 appears above the cartouche along the upper periphery. The surrounding legend is arranged in four blocks: 'MILIT.' to the left and right of the cartouche at center height, and 'KR' at the base. The entire design is crudely cast in lead on an irregularly shaped flan, consistent with emergency military siege coinage produced under field conditions. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Týn nad Vltavou struck emergency siege coinage in 1799 not because the town was under military siege in the conventional sense, but as a response to acute coin shortages during the prolonged financial strain of the French Revolutionary Wars. Austria's treasury was hemorrhaging silver to fund repeated campaigns against France, and provincial towns were left to improvise. Lead — the material of last resort — was cast rather than struck in most surviving examples, which accounts for the irregular surfaces characteristic of this type.
Francis II authorized numerous such local emergency issues across Bohemia during this period, though Týn nad Vltavou examples are among the less frequently encountered.