Prague groschen
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The Prague groschen was a groschen-type silver coin that was issued by Wenceslaus II of Bohemia since 1300 in the Kingdom of Bohemia and became very common throughout Medieval Central Europe.
Three Lithuanian Groschen of Žygimantas Augustas with Vytis, minted in Vilnius, 1565
Kutná Hora
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Kutná Hora is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly devel
Prague groschen
…small") coins with a Bohemian heraldic lion sign on the obverse. Minting of this coin started around 1300 after silver mines had been discovered in Kutná Hora (German: Kuttenberg) during the reign of the Bohemian king Wenceslaus II. King Wenceslaus II invited the Italian lawyer Gozzius of Orvieto to create a…
Aerial view of Kutná Hora with the Church of Saint Barbara and Jesuit College in the front
Silver mining and processing in Kutná Hora, 1490s
The square Palackého náměstí
Italian Court, former royal residence and seat of the royal mint