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1/2 Guldenthaler - Maximilian II Vienna
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1570 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
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| Obverse description | Crowned and armored bust of Emperor Maximilian II facing right, wearing an elaborately decorated breastplate with ruffled collar, and holding an orb surmounted by a cross in his right hand. The imperial crown sits atop the bust. A beaded inner circle frames the effigy, with the circumferential Latin legend reading MAXIMILIANVS II D G ROM IMP SEMP AVG GER HVN BOH REX running along the outer border between a rope-pattern rim and the beaded circle. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the field, its wings spread wide, bearing on its breast a quartered shield of arms displaying the Habsburg hereditary lands. The eagle is rendered in fine hammered relief with detailed feathering. A beaded inner circle surrounds the central device, while the circumferential Latin legend ARCHID AVST DVX BVRG MAR MOR, together with the date 1570, runs along the outer border between a rope-pattern rim and the beaded circle. |
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| Mintage | 1570 |
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