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1/4 Thaler - Charles VI Hall
| Issuer | Habsburg Imperial Mint of Hall |
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| Year | 1711-1724 |
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| Weight | 7.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI facing right, wearing a voluminous curled periwig and armored cuirass with elaborate lace cravat, a crown visible at the lower left. The portrait is rendered in high relief in the Baroque style. The circular Latin legend reads CAROLUS VI D G ROM IMP S A GE HI HU BO REX, running along the beaded border. The field is smooth and slightly concave, characteristic of the Hall mint's fine milling technique. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Charles VI inherited the Austrian throne in 1711 following the death of his elder brother Joseph I from smallpox, and immediately faced the problem of governing an empire still locked in the War of the Spanish Succession — a war he had been fighting to claim the Spanish crown he would never actually receive. The Hall mint in Tyrol, one of the oldest and most productive silver-striking facilities in the Habsburg network, continued issuing fractional thalers throughout this period partly to meet military pay obligations in the Alpine theater.
The KM#1577.2 designation distinguishes this from the closely related 1577.1 variety. Hall's output during Charles's reign was substantial, which means survivors are not rare — condition is the only meaningful differentiator among specimens.