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1 Thaler - Ferdinand II Hall
| Issuer | Tyrol, County of |
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| Year | 1577-1599 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored effigy of Archduke Ferdinand II facing right, wearing a richly decorated cuirass adorned with cameo medallions and a large pauldron of rounded square form on the left shoulder. The Archduke is crowned and holds a narrow lily-headed scepter. The encircling Latin legend reads FERDINANDVS D G ARCHID AVSTRIAE, separated by ornamental stops. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand II ruled Tyrol as an archduke from 1564 until his death in 1595, making the upper date of this issue a posthumous emission struck under his name — a common Habsburg practice when a popular ruler's coinage remained in demand. His court at Innsbruck was one of the most sophisticated in the Empire, and he invested heavily in the Haller Münze, the mint at Hall in Tirol that had been the primary silver coining facility for the region since the 15th century, benefiting directly from Tyrolean and Bohemian mine output.
Hall's thaler production during this period fed trade networks stretching into the Levant. The .875 fineness was a deliberate commercial standard.