Kolekce Hold historickým mincovnám - Olomoucká stavovská Mint
weight: 31,1 g
purity: 999/1000 Ag
edge plain s opisem
limited mintage of unc. quality: 1000 pcs
issue day: September 2012
Objednávkový kód: CRM1007
Olomouc tolar Moravian estates
In terms of the political system of Czech lands featured medieval and early modern Margraviate of Moravia separate territorial entity with its own laws and the Landtag with its own ruler, who was Margrave of Moravia. On one of the symbols of the earth's sovereignty, however, at the beginning of the early modern era Morava they were unable to achieve - the entire 16th century there is no Moravian does not yet mint money.
During the 16th century, the Margraviate of Moravia happened in terms of circulation quite exceptional territory. While even in neighboring Silesia coined their money row territorial princes, Moravia is no earthly coin produced. Moravians so the payment had to make do with traditional Czech ordinary coins; for larger payments were used Hungarian gold ducats. In monetary circulation, but in large quantities were used as coins Hungarian, Austrian, Polish and Silesian. All of these coins but against each other are subject to changes in exchange rates. To be in that he could have something to confess, was introduced in Moravia own monetary arithmetic unit ("Moravian gold"), but had no direct equivalent in any specific Moravian coin.
In this situation, the Moravian Estates have been pursued during the reign of Ferdinand I. establishing a new government mints in one of the major Moravian towns. King Ferdinand I. was tilted in such efforts, but only provided that the new Moravian coins will be produced by the Austrian metrological patterns, as part of the Austrian monetary system. The king's request corresponded to the ruler's long-term effort for the unification of monetary conditions in the Habsburg monarchy. For Moravian estates but that proposal was politically unacceptable; during the negotiations on the establishment of specific provincial coins always insisted that their metrological parameters and force payment will be derived from the Czech banknotes and coins. The dispute over the nature of the Moravian government coins remained unresolved for decades. Especially in the early 17th century, the question of production Moravian coins become a major political issue as Czech currency system had created an effective defense mechanisms against inflation debasement of the coinage by the monarch.
Therefore, the Habsburg court instead of a Moravian government mint (which would be under the control of states, like in the Czech Republic) supported the early 17th century restoration of older coin rights Moravian other contemporary political entities (bishopric of Olomouc, Opava dukes), since these newly introduced Moravian coins were part of the Austrian monetary system and already pedblohorsk time they showed significant inflationary tendencies.
Their actual provincial coins so had to wait until the Margraviate of Moravia during the Czech uprising, when they were in 1619 established a new mint in Brno and Olomouc. Their main purpose was to rapid implementation of existing legacy remonetarizace silver currency (usually represented by a mixture of imperial and other foreign coins different fineness) into a new excavation of the professional, the quality of which could vouch publisher.
New Moravian coins respecting long-standing demand conditions and the terms of metrological parameters identical to that time also imposed by ethical coins Czech (and also applied in both countries as well). Common Moravian coin minted in the year 1619 began with good quality in three NOMINAL (3krejcar, 12krejcar and 24krejcar) in Olomouc mint was in 1620 started the production slightly inflationary Moravian 48krejcar. All of these coins were united art and design differed from each other except for the metal composition hotels weight and diameter also numeral indicating the value that was on these coins stamped directly.
Besides these coinages, produced in large costs, and intended for circulation, was only in the Olomouc mint and Moravian estates silver thaler, dating from 1620. The obverse and reverse side bears the same motives as other Moravian coins that time. On the tolar is not given any indication of the strength of the payment (it was at the tolar coins usual) and the excavation of lower values ??differed weight, average and high quality metal. It was probably just a coin minted by Moravian estates for reasons of prestige and for the purposes of representation. This corresponds to a very low number of preserved specimens, apparently produced only one pair of punches. This punch was beside production of silver dollars used for manufacturing Bullets in gold weighing 25duktu, 10duktu and 5duktu. I use this form of secondary Dies evidenced solely representational function Moravian Estates tolar.
prof. Dr.. Petr Vorel, CSc.