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1 Thaler - Ferdinand I
| Issuer | Tyrol, County of |
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| Year | 1557 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the imperial double-headed eagle as a coat of arms, surrounded by the haloed Tyrolean eagle displayed, all within a beaded inner circle. The date 1557 and the value denomination appear in a cartouche integrated into the outer legend. A Latin inscription encircles the design along the rim, completing the titles of the sovereign. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand I acquired Tyrol in 1564 following the death of his brother Emperor Charles V — but that date conflicts with this 1557 issue, which predates his formal control. Ferdinand was governing the Austrian hereditary lands from the early 1520s, and Tyrolean minting operated under his authority well before the formal partition of Habsburg territories among his heirs. The Hall mint, which struck virtually all Tyrolean thalers of this period, was one of the most technically accomplished facilities in the empire, benefiting from direct access to the silver mines of Schwaz.
Schwaz was at that moment still among the most productive silver sources in Europe, though output had already begun its long decline from the peak years of the 1520s.