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Parvus - Sigismund
| Issuer | Kingdom of Hungary |
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| Year | 1404-1405 |
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| Value | 1 Parvus (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse lettering | S V R (Translation: Zsigmond, Hungarian King) |
| Reverse description | A bold saltire cross (X-form) dominates the reverse field, its four arms extending nearly to the coin's edge and dividing the field into four sections. The Gothic letter 'M' appears at the top between the arms of the cross, with additional letters or marks visible in the remaining quarters. The design is characteristic of the small parvus denomination struck under Sigismund, rendered in a coarse hammered style on an irregular flan. |
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Sigismund of Luxembourg was deep in financial and political crisis during 1404–1405, facing baronial revolt and the aftermath of his catastrophic defeat at Nicopolis in 1396. These tiny silver issues were struck under severe fiscal pressure, with the crown repeatedly debasing the coinage to extract revenue — the parvus sitting at the lowest functional denomination of the Hungarian monetary system at the time.