100 Euros Svatopluk II

Reverse

On the reverse there is an imagined portrait of Svatopluk II on horseback and, in the background, a semicircular band of period ornamentation. To the right of the portrait are the coin’s denomination ‘100’ and currency ‘EURO’, one above the other. Along the edge of the upper half of the design is the inscription ‘894 – 899 NITRIANSKE KNIEŽA’, stating the subject’s position as Prince of Nitra and the length of his reign. Along the lower edge is the name ‘SVÄTOPLUK II’. As on the obverse, the rim is beaded.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
894-899 nitRianske knieza
100
EURO
svätopluk II

Engraver: Dalibor Schmidt

Designer: Roman Lugár

Comment

Before he died, Svätopluk I, ruler of Great Moravia, divided the governance of the country between two of his sons. The younger of them, Svätopluk II, most likely became Prince of Nitra. He was subordinated to his older brother, Mojmír II (894–906), ruler of Great Moravia. Svätopluk II, who was supported by Aribo, the margrave of the Bavarian Eastern March, rebelled against his brother in 898. The Holy Roman Emperor, Arnulf of Carinthia, ordered the margrave Aribo and the margrave Liutpold, who administered the Bavarian Nordgau and Carinthia, to come to the aid of Svätopluk II. The large Bavarian forces of Liutpold and Aribo pillaged the territory of Great Moravia. In 899 the Bavarians embarked on a further destructive incursion into Great Moravia, but they could not prevent the defeat of Svätopluk II. He was imprisoned by Mojmír II in one of his castles, until eventually being freed by Bavarian forces on a third incursion. Svätopluk II was Prince of Nitra for less than five years (894–899), with the Great Moravian state managing to overcome his 898-9 rebellion.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2020	3950	-	-	-	-	-	-

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