1 Thaler - Ferdinand II Hall

€2.00
IssuerTyrol, County of
Year1577-1599
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler
CurrencyThaler
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight24.64 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MT#287
Obverse descriptionHalf-length portrait crowned and armored on the right, armor decorated with ornaments of tendrils and large rounded squared shape on the left shoulder. Narrow lily scepter.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering:FERDINANDVS:D·G·ARCHID:AVSTRIAE
Reverse descriptionSpanish coat of arms of the Archduke: shield quartered 1 of Hungary, 2 of Bohemia, 3, countersquared 1 and 4 of Castile, 2 and 3 of Leon, 4, countersquared 1 and 4 of Austria, 2 and 3 of Burgundy; shield surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, with the sheep cutting the legend at the bottom. Small coat of arms with Tyrolean eagle in the center.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering+DVX+BVRGVNDI+ +COMES+TIROLIS+
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1577-1599)  - -
Catalog ID8971450030
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