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The royal income from the Kuttenberg mint in the 1470s and 1480s

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2010

Abstract

The Kuttenberg mint used to belong to the top sources of the royal income. It was administrated by the coin board, Relatively stable coin production was only disrupted by small supplies of silver, which were not very frequent.

Due to the mint, Vladislav Jagiello could finance his court, his missions, reconstruction of the Prague castle and his smaller expenses. This income also played significant role in re-payment of some royal debts.

Payment in coins was coordinated by the officers of the coin board, who partly took over some competences of the royal chamber. Finally, the mint also covered all mining activities for the king.

Since the break of the 1470s and the 1480s, the sums sent to the king changed into the regular pay of constant amount. Unstruck silver was sent in lesser volume.

In case of the serious financial need, which could not be covered from the sources of the board, the money was borrowed for the king.