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1/2 Thaler - Ferdinand I Joachimsthal
| Issuer | Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Year | 1546 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1520-1754) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Ferdinand I facing right, wearing armor with a draped mantle, occupying the central field with the date 1546 inscribed to the left of the effigy. The surrounding circular legend reads R•FERDINAND:D:G:ROM:BOE:HVN:REX, abbreviating his titles as King of Rome, Bohemia, and Hungary. The portrait is rendered in a bold, late-Gothic hammered style characteristic of Joachimsthal coinage of the mid-sixteenth century. The coin exhibits an irregular flan with some weakness at the periphery, typical of hand-struck issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central device featuring the crowned imperial double-headed eagle with the quartered arms of Austria-Burgundy-Hungary-Bohemia on its breast, displayed within a plain inner circle. The circular legend surrounding the eagle reads ARCHIDVX:AVS:SIA:ET:FRAN:S:HIS, abbreviating Ferdinand I's titles as Archduke of Austria, Styria, and count in Tyrol, Infant of Spain. The engraving reflects the robust, high-relief heraldic style typical of Joachimsthal half thalers of the reign of Ferdinand I. The irregular flan edges and slight striking weakness are consistent with hammered silver coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHIDVX:AVS:SIA:ET:FRAN:S:HIS |
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