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Weissgroschen - Rudolf II Kuttenberg
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1576-1610 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Habsburg double-headed eagle displayed, with both heads crowned and a shield on the breast, struck in bold hammered relief. The date 1603 appears prominently in the upper portion of the legend, flanking the crowns of the eagle. The circumferential legend reads ARCHI · AVST · DVX · B · M · M, abbreviating Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia, encircling the eagle within a beaded border. The overall style is consistent with the Kuttenberg mint's output under Rudolf II, displaying the typical broad spread of the Imperial eagle. |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHI · AVST · DVX · B · M · M · 1603 |
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Rudolf II relocated his imperial court from Vienna to Prague in 1583, making Bohemia the administrative heart of the Habsburg empire for the next two decades. The Kuttenberg mint — one of the oldest and most productive silver operations in Central Europe, fed by the Kutná Hora ore deposits that had enriched Bohemian kings since the thirteenth century — continued striking these small silver pieces throughout his reign despite Rudolf's increasingly erratic governance and the mounting pressure of the Long Turkish War draining imperial finances after 1593.