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1 Thaler - Ferdinand II of Tyrol Hall
| Issuer | Tyrol, County of |
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| Year | 1577-1599 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Half-length armored bust of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol facing right, clad in elaborately decorated armor adorned with arabesque ornamentation. The effigy is rendered in a detailed Renaissance style typical of Hall mint coinage of the late sixteenth century. A beaded inner circle frames the portrait. The circumferential legend in Latin reads FERDINANDVS D G ARCHI DVX AVSTRI. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS D G ARCHI DVX AVSTRI |
| Reverse description | Elaborate composite coat of arms incorporating the arms of Hungary, Bohemia, a quartering of Castile and León, and Austria with Burgundy, surmounted by an archducal crown and encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. A small escutcheon at centre bears the Tyrolean eagle. The circumferential legend in Latin, beginning at approximately two o'clock and divided by the shield, reads DVX BVRGVNDI // COMES TIROLIS. An inner beaded circle surrounds the arms. |
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