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Florin - Vladislaus II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1498-1503 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | S**LADISLA - VS**REX** (Translation: Saint László King) |
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Vladislaus II (Vladislav Jagiellon) inherited a Hungarian treasury gutted by Matthias Corvinus's expensive campaigns and court, and spent much of his reign unable to pay his own mercenaries. The Jagiellonian florin issues of this period were struck under chronic fiscal pressure, with the king's chronic deference to the nobility — earning him the nickname *Rex Dobže* ("King OK") for his habit of approving whatever was placed before him — leaving monetary policy largely in the hands of the chamber counts who administered the mints.
Hungarian gold florins of this type were struck primarily at Buda and Kremnitz, the latter having supplied high-purity Carpathian gold to European markets since the 14th century.