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Prices from the 14th century
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| The data are mostly from the 14th century (some from the first half of the 15th century), documented in writing - but take them with a grain of salt. They come from different places and refer to goods of different quality. I am preparing a similar price list from French sources and here the composition of prices is quite different. In Bohemia at that time, the basic monetary system was as follows: 1 gold ducat = 16 Prague groschen, 1 groschen = 12 parvus (correct mn.parvi, singular parvus) 1 hryvnia = 253g of silver = 64 groschen, kopa = 60 pieces (of anything) Want to find some historical coins too? Check out our metal detectors. The prices are converted to the price of a cow according to the old custom. This makes it much easier for today's man to find his way around. For comparison: |
| Item | price in groszy | corresponding number of cows |
| daily minimum for food | at least half a penny | - |
| a half-pound loaf of bread | 4 parva | - |
| a day's wage for a bricklayer | about 1 gr. | - |
| hen | 1.5 gr. | - |
| cushion or pillow stuffed with hay | 1-3 gr. | - |
| daily wage of a master mason | 2-3 gr. | - |
| strawman | 2-4 gr. | - |
| knife | 2-4 gr. | - |
| shovel | 3-4 gr. | - |
| chair | 4-5 gr. | - |
| coarse peasant boot | about 5 gr. | - |
| burial sacrament | 4-6 gr. | - |
| axe | 6 gr. | - |
| leather belt | 6 gr. | - |
| 60 iron-tipped crossbow bolts | 7 gr. | - |
| undershirt | 7-8 gr. | - |
| chair | 7-8 gr. | - |
| 36 litres of wheat (from the farmer) | 8-10 gr. | - |
| wheel | 10-13 gr. | - |
| 60 steel-tipped crossbow bolts | 12 gr. | - |
| plough | 12 gr. | - |
| a pair of solid leather boots | about 13 gr. | - |
| a bag of plain linen | averaging 14 gr. | - |
| half a kilo of wool | 13-17 gr. | - |
| barley for horses for 40 days | 15 gr. | - |
| tablecloth (depending on decoration) | 17-30 gr. | - |
| brass teapot (depending on size and decoration) | 17-35 gr. | - |
| 550 litres of beer (depending on quality and location) | 25-42 gr. | - |
| helmet | 30 gr. | 0,6 |
| lead bullet for rifle | 30 gr. | 0,6 |
| price of a good cow | 46 gr. | 1 |
| helmet with visor | 48 gr. | 1 |
| loom | under 1 kopa gr. | about 1 |
| plain shorts | 1 pile gr. | 1,25 |
| skirt (2 metres of fabric) | about 1 pile gr. | 1,25 |
| ox | 64 gr. | 1,3 |
| ring sling for helmet | over 1 kopa gr. | over 1,25 |
| hunter's annual salary | 1,5 kopecks gr. (+ food) | 1,9 |
| annual farm rent | 1-2 kopecks gr. | 1,25-2,5 |
| ribber | 1-2 kopecks gr. | 1,25-2,5 |
| chest with lock | 1-2 kicks gr. | 1,25-2,5 |
| multicoloured tunic or dress | 1-2 kopecks gr. | 1,25-2,5 |
| removal of the municipal cesspit (5500 l) | about 2 kop gr. | 2,5 |
| sword | from 2 kop gr. upwards | at least 2,5 |
| fur-lined souk coat | about 3 kop gr. | 4 |
| silk veil | about 3 kop gr. | 4 |
| plain armour | 4 kicks gr. | 5 |
| stallion | about 6 kicks gr. | 7 |
| bombard shot (bullet, powder, work) | 6-7 kick gr. | 7-9 |
| a simple three-room house | 7-11 kop gr. | 9-14 |
| armour (Milanese work) | 8 kop gr. | 10 |
| Terraced | 8-9 kop gr. | 10-12 |
| house in the New Town of Prague | around 15 kop gr. | 19 |
| war horse | about 20 kop gr. | 25 |
| price of better rope land | 15-25 kop gr. | 19-31 |
| two-storey terraced house in the town | 17-22 kop gr. | 22-29 |
| university studies (4 years) | 24 kop gr. | 30 |
| luxury belt decorated with gold and stones | 25 kop gr. | 31 |
| house in the New Town of Prague | 30-50 kop gr. | 38-63 |
| two-storey town house with workshop | 30-55 kop gr. | 38-72 |
| price of a respectable landed estate | 50-60 kop gr. | 63-75 |
| knight's armour | about 75 kop gr. | around 94 |
| property of the richest bourgeois (wealthy?) | 100 kop gr. | 125 |
| exhibition burgher's house on the square | 111-350 kop gr. | 145-157 |
| bombarda | 320 kop gr. | 418 |
| Decree of the Landšperský manor | around 500 kop gr. per year | around 625 |
And then a handful of data from Western Europe.As of 1337, this proportional system of currencies based on ducats is given:1 English pound = 600 ducats 1 English mark = 125 ducats 1 English shilling = 50 ducats 1 English groat = 10 ducats 1 English penny = 2.5 ducats 1 fr. livre tournois = 133 ducats 1 fr. livre parisi = 75 ducats 1 fr. livre bordelaise = 120 ducats 1 fr. crown = 50 ducats 1 Florentine florin = 300 ducats 1 Venetian lira = 100 ducats 1 Castilian real = 5.7 ducats note 1 ducat is said to be roughly equivalent to 1 USD (1994).From the second half of the 14th century, we have data on English soldiers' pay on the French campaigns of the Hundred Years' War. For comparison: at that time a kilo of bread cost about 1 d., a carpenter's weekly wage was 100-150 d. and the minimum annual income was set at 500-600 d, a parish priest's annual income was 3-4,000 d., a farmer's annual income was 1-2,000 d. |
| 90 days' pay for 90 days' service | |
| pawn | 1 000 d. |
| an archer with a short bow | 1 000 d. |
| carpenters, diggers, etc. | 1 000 d. |
| Freeman archer with longbow | 1 200 d. |
| Italian crossbowman | 1 500 d. |
| Light Horse Rider | 1 500 d. |
| cavalryman in armour | 2 400 d. |
| Knight leading 20-50 men | 5 000 d. |
| troop of 20-50 men | 40-100 000 d. |
| Master of Siege Works | 10 000 d. |
| Nobleman in charge 100-500 men | 12 0000 d. |
| squad of 100-500 men | 200 000-1 000 000 d. |
| Nobleman leading 1,000-5,000 men | 25 000 d. |
| troops + training | 1 - 2 000 000 d. |
| The construction of the tower in 1180-90 cost 2,400,000 ducats. There is also evidence of the ransom paid for the French captured at the Battle of Azincourt. |
| captured | ransom | who captured |
| M. de Corpe | 220 000 d. | an archer and two armed men |
| Armsman | 8 000 d. | Sir Robert Laurence |
| Armsman | 8 000 d. | Sir Robert Laurence |
| Armsman | 16 000 d. | Unknown |
| Armed Man | 3 000 d. | Armed men |
| gunman | 650 d. | Archer |
| Unknown | 360 d. | Archer |
|
The budget of the English court in 1307-1337: Revenue: |
| Customs duties | 3 800 000-14 600 000 d. |
| Taxes | 9 600 000 d. |
| income from mines | 2 100 000 d. |
| other fees | 1 200 000 d. |
| ransom from military service | 7 200 000 d. |
| Church tithe | 11 100 000 d. |
| income from Aquitaine | 3 000 000 d. |
| loans | 7 200 000-12 000 000 d. |
| Total | 36 200 000-51 800 000 d. |
Expenditure:
| peace tribute | 18 000 000-21 000 000 d. |
| war expenditure | 30 000 000-48 000 000 d. |
| Total | 48 000 000-69 000 000 d. |
Data taken from the website of Roman Vaverka : www.myschwerk.webzdarma.cz.
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DÍKY ,toto jsem hledal,a nebylo by tam něco když se používal krejcar?
To je fakt dost dobrý a krásně poučný, díky... 
Opravdu pekně udělaný. Dávám 1*
Dost dobrý, dík.
Zajímavý a poučný přispěvek! Dík.
Krásnej článek.Dlouho jsem hledal hodnotu groše,kteký se mi poštěstilo najít.Tak nemam ani na jednu slepici.
Ceny z říše snů a fantazie:
zde na webu v Eshopu : White´s Spectrum DFX 30.000 kč (1.875 dolaru)
v USA v Eshopu : White´s Spectrum DFX 5.600 kč (350 dolaru)
Že by dukát měl hodnotu jednoho dukátu - to je nesmysl. Pokud nejde o záměnu dukátu za denár, byla hodnota dukátu v 19. stol. asi 1000-2000Kč, ve starších dobách ještě více. Od 4.stol do 15.stol. byla hodnota zlata celkem srovnatelná. Žoldnéř dobře vycvičený si mohl přijít na cca 2 dukáty za měsíc, tj. dnešních cca 10000Kč.
čau, pěknej článek. díky
Opravdu hodne zajimavy clanek. Jen by me zajimalo, kolik v te dobe lide platili dane. A hadam, ze dojdem k tomu, ze ve stredoveku se vlastne zilo lepe nez dnes :oD
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