PARVUS: COIN OF HUNGARY
Parvus, 1387-1437: Kingdom of Hungary (Sigismund of Luxembourg)
Ruler: Sigismund of Luxembourg — prince-elector of Brandenburg, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1387, king of Germany from 1411, king of Bohemia from 1419, king of Italy from 1431, Holy Roman Emperor (1433-1437).
ND (no date).
Cross and 4 crowns in each of the quadrants.
Royal Standard of Hungary under the rule of Sigismund: shield divided into 4 parts — twice "Árpád stripes" (Arpads — the first dynasty of Hungarian rulers; Prince Arpad united the Hungarian tribes in the IX century) and twice "Brandenburg Eagle" (the coat of arms of Brandenburg).
- Silver: 10 mm - 0.25 g
- Reference price: 3.7$
COIN PARVUS — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- KINGDOM OF HUNGARY (1308-1430): parvus = 1/3 denár
- KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA (1300-1350): parvus = 1/12 prague groschen
In Latin, "parvus" means "small". Thus, the name very aptly describes the coin itself — an extremely small silver coin weighing only about 0.2 g and even less.
