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Gulden/60 Kreuzer - Maximilian II Prague
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1564-1573 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed at center, with wings spread, bearing on its breast an elaborate quartered coat of arms comprising the hereditary Habsburg lands, including Austria, Bohemia, and Burgundy. A small crown surmounts the shield. The date 1568 appears in the upper field. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads BOHE·EC·REX·ARCHID·AVST·MAR·MOR·1568:, referencing Maximilian II's titles as King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, and Margrave of Moravia. The design is typical of the Prague Mint's hammered Thaler production of this period. |
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Maximilian II inherited Bohemia in 1564 under considerable pressure — the Bohemian Estates had grown accustomed to extracting concessions, and his tacit tolerance of Protestantism within the kingdom made his monetary administration a careful balancing act between Habsburg orthodoxy and local political reality. The Prague mint operated under lease arrangements during this period, which accounts for the inconsistencies in die quality and silver fineness occasionally documented across this type.
The 60 Kreuzer denomination itself was a pragmatic response to the monetary fragmentation of mid-sixteenth century Central Europe, bridging the thaler-based and kreuzer-based accounting systems that coexisted uneasily across Habsburg lands.