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1 Thaler - Ferdinand II of Tyrol
| Issuer | Upper Alsace, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1584-1595 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armoured bust of Archduke Ferdinand II facing right, crowned, holding a sceptre raised over his right shoulder. The figure is depicted in elaborate Renaissance plate armour with decorative ornamentation. The field is plain, and the portrait conveys regal authority in the style characteristic of Habsburg coinage of the late sixteenth century. The encircling Latin legend identifies the ruler as Ferdinand, by the grace of God Archduke of Austria. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned manifold coat of arms displaying the complex quartered shield of the Habsburg territories with the central escutcheon bearing the arms of Upper Alsace. The collar and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece encircle the central achievement. Two smaller shields are positioned flanking the main arms, with the Habsburg shield at left and the County of Ferrette (Pfirt) shield at right. The divided Latin legend naming Ferdinand's title as Duke of Burgundy, Landgrave of Alsace, and Count of Pfirt is distributed in four sections between the heraldic elements. |
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