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1 Schauguldiner - Maximilian I Hall
| Issuer | Habsburg Mint Hall in Tirol |
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| Year | 1505 |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Emperor Maximilian I facing left in high relief, rendered in the early Renaissance style characteristic of Hall mint production. The emperor holds a scepter in his left hand and the hilt of a sword in his right hand, with the bent left arm extending dynamically into the surrounding legend — a compositional device attesting to the engraver's virtuosity. A crown surmounts the portrait, and the entire effigy is executed with a masterful three-dimensionality that marks this piece as a landmark of early Netherlandish-influenced German Renaissance portraiture on coinage. The circumferential legend in Latin runs along the coin's periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | +MAXIMILIAИVS ✿ DEI ✿ GRA ✿ ROMANOR ✿ REX ✿ SEMPER ✿ AVGVSTVS ✿ (Translation: Maximilian by the grace of God King of the Romans, forever Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Central crowned shield bearing the Tyrolean eagle, encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, reflecting Maximilian's chivalric dignity. Gothic architectural ornaments appear above the central shield, flanked by the crowned arms of Old Hungary and Austria to either side. Below the central device are the smaller escutcheons of Old Burgundy and Habsburg, underscoring the dynastic breadth of Maximilian's domains. The date is rendered in divided gothic numerals ·1·5· - ·0·5· positioned above the central shield. The overall reverse composition retains a pronounced Gothic aesthetic, contrasting with the more Renaissance-influenced obverse, and is encircled by a lengthy Latin titulary legend. |
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