1 Ducat - Frederick (Prague) 1620 front 1 Ducat - Frederick (Prague) 1620 back
1 Ducat - Frederick (Prague) 1620 photo
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1 Ducat - Frederick Prague

1620 year
Gold - -
Description
Issuer
Kingdom of Bohemia
King
Frederick of Pfalz (Friedrich von Pfalz) (1619-1620)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1620
Value
1 Ducat (1 Dukat)
Currency
Thaler (1520-1754)
Composition
Gold
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#91535
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Arms of Electoral Pfalz superimposed on crowned Bohemian lion to left, date below, titles continuous

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DVX·BAV·MAR·MO·DVX·SILE·MAR·VT·LV·/

1620

Comment

Minted after the "defenestration of Prague", and after the election of Friedrich Palatine Count of the Rhine. This relative independence of the Bohemian States towards the Habsburg Emperor will last 2 years.

 

Janovský 13a, Dietiker 605, Halačka 649, Chaura 224

(m) Double Fleur de Lis mintmark - mintmaster Skržta Sotnovsky

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Ducat - Frederick (Prague) 1620 from Kingdom of Bohemia made of Gold is that it features an image of St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech Republic, on its reverse side.