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1 Ducat - Rudolf II Vienna
| Issuer | Imperial Mint, Vienna |
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| Year | 1585 |
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| Value | 1 Ducat |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Quartered shield of arms displaying the combined coats of Hungary and Bohemia with the Austrian fess at centre, surmounted by an elaborate royal crown, all enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The collar or chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece surrounds the escutcheon. The outer legend reads S LADISLAVS HVN REX, invoking Saint Ladislaus as patron of Hungary, with the date 1585 incorporated into the legend field. The heraldic composition is rendered in the high-relief hammered style typical of Vienna mint ducats of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | S LADISLAVS HVN REX 1585 |
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