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1 Thaler - I György Rákóczi
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1647 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Armored half-length bust of Prince György Rákóczi I facing right, wearing elaborate plate armor with ornate etched decoration and a feathered hat. The effigy is rendered in fine baroque relief with detailed chasing on the breastplate and pauldrons. The circular legend reads D·G·P·TRA· to the left and GEORG·RAKO·CI to the right, separated by the bust. The coin is bordered by a beaded inner circle. |
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| Mintage | 1647 NB |
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György Rákóczi I consolidated Transylvania's position as the dominant Protestant principality in Central Europe, twice extracting concessions from the Habsburgs — most significantly at the Peace of Linz in 1645, which extended religious freedoms to Hungarian Protestants. This thaler was struck just two years after that treaty, at a high point of Rákóczi authority that would not outlast the decade.
Huszár E#506a distinguishes this as a specific emission within a broader 1647 output; variant designations in Transylvanian thalers of this period frequently reflect die combinations rather than separate issues, and the distinction matters for collectors working the Rákóczi series carefully.