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Pfennig - Ferdinand I Kuttenberg; with date
| Issuer | Royal Bohemian Mint |
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| Year | 1562 |
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| Weight | 0.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large Bohemian lion passant displayed within a cross-shaped framework, the arms of the cross dividing the field into four quadrants. The date 1562 is split across the lower two quadrants, with '15' to the left and '62' to the right, each numeral flanked by small rosette or floral ornaments. The lion's crown is prominently rendered at the top of the design, rising above the horizontal arm of the cross. The overall composition is typical of the small hammered coinage produced at the Kuttenberg (Kutná Hora) mint under Ferdinand I, struck on an irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1562 |
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Ferdinand I secured Bohemia's crown in 1526 following the death of Louis II at Mohács, and the Kuttenberg mint — Kutná Hora — was among the most productive silver operations in central Europe, fed by the rich ore deposits of the Bohemian highlands. By 1562, however, the mint's output was a fraction of its medieval peak, when it had briefly rivaled Venice as a monetary center. The addition of a date to this type reflects the broader administrative reforms Ferdinand imposed across Habsburg hereditary lands, standardizing coinage documentation in ways his Jagiellonian predecessors had resisted.