1 Ducat - Petr Vok of Rosenberg 1593 front 1 Ducat - Petr Vok of Rosenberg 1593 back
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1 Ducat - Petr Vok of Rosenberg

1593 year
Gold 3.5 g 22 mm
Description
Issuer
Rosenberg dominion (Kingdom of Bohemia)
Lord
Peter Vok of Rosenberg (1592-1611)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1593
Value
1 Ducat (2)
Currency
Thaler
Composition
Gold
Weight
3.5 g
Diameter
22 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#366307
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Saint Christopher holding infant Jesus on left shoulder and staff in right hand, lettering around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 93·MONE·NO·AVREA·REICHSTEINENSIS·15·

Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Avrea Reichsteinensis

Translation: New gold money of Reichenstein (Rychleby)

Comment

Bibliography: Hanka 1837 not listed; Miltner – Neumann 1852–70 not listed;
Saurma 1883, no. 26; Donebauer 1888 not listed; Friedensburg – Seger
1901 not listed; Kopicki 1983, no. 710; Záplata 1994, no. 22.

Collections: Dresden Staatliche Kunstsammlungen SK 967 (AV – 22·4 mm
– 3·511 g).

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Ducat - Petr Vok of Rosenberg 1593 coin is that it features a unique design element - a small shield with the coat of arms of the Rosenberg family, which was added to the obverse (front) side of the coin. This shield was not present on earlier issues of the coin, and its inclusion on this particular coin may have been a deliberate choice made by the mint master or the ruling authority to highlight the connection between the coin and the Rosenberg dynasty.