1/4 Thaler - Maximilian I

€105,487.00
IssuerHungary
Year1573-1578
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#762, H#986, H#985
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust in striped armour looking to the right, long tulip-motived scepter in right hand
Obverse script
Obverse letteringMAX · II · D · G · EL · RO · IM · S · AV · GER · HVN · BO · REX *
(Translation: Maximillianus II. dei gratia Electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Maximillian II, by the grace of God Elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionDouble-headed glorified eagle with wide open wings, on the breast fourfold curved shield: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chest shield Austrian bonds. Mintmark at the sides by the feet of the eagle. Above the neck of the eagle crowned Madonna on crescent, holding child in her right arm, scepter in her left. Large shield.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARC · DVX · AVS · DVX · BVR · MAR · MOR · 1575 K B
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1573 K - B - -
1574 K - B - -
1575 K - B - -
1576 K - B - -
1577 K - B - -
1578  - H#985 - Vienna -
1578 K - B - -
Catalog ID5368449080
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