Weiss-Pfennig - Maximilian II Kuttenberg

Maximilian II's reign over Bohemia was administratively turbulent from the start — he inherited a kingdom with deeply entrenched Protestant sympathies while nominally defending Catholic interests, a balancing act that shaped his monetary policy as much as his religious one. The Kuttenberg mint, operating from the famous silver-rich region of Kutná Hora, was one of the most productive in Central Europe, and these small pfennigs were the workhorses of everyday Bohemian commerce throughout his reign. Production ran across fourteen years with minimal design change, meaning die attribution and precise dating within the series depends almost entirely on subtle stylistic shifts documented by Jaschke.