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1 Thaler - Maximilian III Hall
| Issuer | Tyrol, County of |
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| Year | 1613 |
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| Weight | 28.23 g |
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| Reverse description | Crowned composite heraldic arms of the House of Habsburg-Austria, centered upon the cross of the Teutonic Order and enclosed within an inner circle. The elaborate quartered shield displays the dynastic territories of Maximilian III as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. The Latin legend, commencing at 1 o'clock and divided by the mint mark, abbreviates 'Et Carniolae Magisterii Prussiae Administrator Comes Habsburgensis Et Tirolensis', referencing his additional titles and dignities. The overall design reflects the heraldic complexity characteristic of Habsburg coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | ET CARN MAG PRUSS AD (CO) COMES HAB ET TIROL |
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Maximilian III had ruled Tyrol as Archduke since 1602, but his administration of Hall's mint was unusually hands-on by Habsburg standards — he reorganized the facility's output and personally oversaw several coinage reforms aimed at standardizing silver production across the county. Hall itself had been a major minting center since the 15th century, when Archduke Sigismund's large silver strikes from that mint effectively pioneered the heavy silver coin format that would eventually become the thaler.
Davenport EC II 3317 places this squarely within the pre-Westphalian Habsburg provincial issues, before Tyrol's minting autonomy was progressively absorbed into broader imperial monetary coordination after 1618.