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1/4 Thaler - Joseph I Hall
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1705-1711 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Crowned and quartered Habsburg arms displayed in an ornate baroque escutcheon, featuring the dynastic arms of Austria, Burgundy, Castile, León, and Tyrol among other territories arranged in the composite heraldic shield. The crowned shield occupies the central field, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece collar at its base. The encircling Latin legend ARCHIDV AVST DVX BV CO TYR records Joseph I's titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Tyrol. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Joseph I ruled for just six years before dying of smallpox in April 1711 at age 32, making his entire coinage output compressed into a single short reign. The Hall mint in the Tyrol — one of the oldest continuously operating mints in the Habsburg system — produced this quarter thaler during a period when the dynasty was simultaneously fighting the War of the Spanish Succession and suppressing the Rákóczi uprising in Hungary, stretching imperial finances to their limits.
Her#171 is the standard Herinek reference for this type. Die alignment and strike quality from Hall vary noticeably across Joseph's brief reign.