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Florin - Vladislaus II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1500-1502 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | WLADISLAI : - · D : G : R : VnGARI (Translation: Ulászló, by the grace of God, King of Hungary) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Vladislaus II's tenure as Hungarian king was marked by chronic fiscal dysfunction — the nobility had gutted royal revenue through the Golden Bull traditions, leaving the crown dependent on mining income from the rich gold deposits of northern Hungary and Transylvania. The florins struck under his name during this window were produced primarily at the Kremnica mint, which had operated continuously since the 1320s and remained the most productive gold mint in central Europe.
Vladislaus himself was so financially constrained that contemporaries mocked him as "King Dobre" — Czech for "good" or "alright" — for his habit of agreeing to whatever was placed before him. The coins left the mint solvent; the kingdom did not stay that way much longer.