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1 Thaler - Ferdinand II Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1624 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Double-headed imperial eagle displayed within a beaded inner circle, with a small orb between the two crowned heads and the imperial crown rising above on the rim. A composite heraldic shield is centered on the eagle's breast. In the lower portion of the outer legend, small shields representing Austria and ancient Burgundy are positioned flanking the date, with the full titulature of the emperor continuing around the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinand II's aggressive recatholicization of Bohemia following the Battle of White Mountain in 1620 created an immediate fiscal emergency — occupying armies, Jesuit-backed administrative reforms, and the suppression of Protestant estates all demanded hard currency at scale. Vienna's mint was under continuous pressure through the early 1620s to produce high-denomination silver for both military payroll and diplomatic use. The 1624 date falls squarely within that crunch.
Herinek 373 is among the more localized taler attributions of Ferdinand's reign, distinguished from the broader output of Graz and Prague by its Vienna mint provenance — a detail that mattered considerably in a period when imperial mints operated with substantial autonomy in die preparation.