1/2 Thaler - Max Gandolf von Kuenburg Hall, Countermarked

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IssuerBishopric of Salzburg (Austrian States)
Year1681
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Thaler - 1/2 Guldiner
CurrencyThaler
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight14 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Zöttl#2088.157
Obverse descriptionCrowned armoured half size portrait facing right, sceptre at right hand, within a plain inner circle. Legend around (starts 1h). Salzburg countermark 16S81.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFERDINAND:D:G:ARCHID:AVST 16S81
Reverse descriptionComposite arms in a crowned shield including in 1 Hungary, 2 Bohemia, 3 composition of Castile and León, 4 of Austria and Burgundy, with a small Tyrol shield on top, around the chain of the order of the Golden fleece following the shape of the shield. No inner circle. Legend around starts 1h.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDVX + BVRGVN COM : TIROLIS *
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1681  - Countermark 16S81 -
Catalog ID2051954320
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