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1 Prague Groschen Counterstamped
| Issuer | Frankenberg, City of |
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| Currency | Groschen |
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| Obverse description | A Bohemian Prague Groschen host coin bearing a small crowned letter 'F' counterstamp applied by the city of Frankenberg, punched into the obverse field. The underlying coin displays the characteristic double-lined crown and partial Gothic lettering of the Prague Groschen type in the surrounding legend, now heavily worn. The counterstamp, struck with a punch, authenticates or validates the coin for local circulation, and is positioned centrally within the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host Prague Groschen exhibits the typical Bohemian lion rampant within a beaded inner circle, as characteristic of the Prague Groschen coinage, though the design is heavily worn and partially obscured. Remnants of the surrounding Gothic legend are discernible along the rim, consistent with standard Prague Groschen reverse inscriptions. The overall surface shows significant wear commensurate with extended circulation prior to counterstamping. |
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Frankenberg, a small Saxon mining town, held the right to counterstamp foreign coin as a means of validating currency for local circulation — a practice that bypassed the expense and logistics of reminting. The Prague Groschen, struck in Bohemia and widely circulated across central Europe from the late 13th century onward, was among the most common silver coins to receive such treatment. Krusy F 2,1 identifies the specific Frankenberg punch, distinguishing it from the numerous other municipal counterstamps applied to Bohemian groschen across the region.