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Obol - Ferdinand II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1622-1634 |
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| Weight | 0.29 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1622 K-B - - 1623 K-B - - 1624 K-B - - 1625 K-B - - 1626 K-B - - 1627 K-B - - 1629 K-B - - 1631 N-B - - 1634 N-B - - |
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Ferdinand II spent much of his reign fighting the Thirty Years' War while simultaneously suppressing the Hungarian Protestant nobility, a political balancing act that strained imperial finances severely. These tiny half-denar pieces were struck across multiple Hungarian mints during that period, which accounts for the split references — H#1208 and H#1210 reflect distinct mint attributions within the same basic type. At 0.29 g in debased .500 silver, they were among the smallest practical monetary units in circulation, and losses to wear and attrition were enormous.