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1 Garas - Gábor Bethlen
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1625 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1526-1780) |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the Transylvanian arms: an eagle displayed in the upper half and seven castles (representing the seven fortified Saxon towns) in the lower half, surmounted by a royal crown. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a continuous Latin legend reading the abbreviated titles of Prince Gabriel Bethlen. The overall style is characteristic of early 17th-century hammered Central European coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large royal crown dominates the central field, rendered in bold relief with elaborate detail. Flanking the crown at the top are the mint mark letters N and B (for Nagybánya mint), with the date 1625 appearing beneath the crown. Below, the denomination legend is arranged in three lines across the field, reading GROSSVS RE / GNI TRAN / SYL, all within a beaded border. The composition is typical of the Transylvanian grossus series issued under Gabriel Bethlen. |
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