1 Thaler - Maximilian III Hall

€2.00
IssuerCounty of Tyrol (Austrian States)
Year1613
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler
CurrencyThaler
CompositionSilver (.9375)
Weight28.61 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MT#398 II, KM#25
Obverse descriptionFull-length portrait of Maximilian III standing in armor, facing 1/4 left, wearing mantle and helmet, holding sword in the right hand, cross of the Teutonic Order on torso. On the right a great helm and on the left a shield with the arms of Austria, held by a lion. The feet, helm and lion divide a leaved inner circle and the legend.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAX:DG:AR: AV:D:BV  :MAG:P RVS:ADMI
(Translation: Maximilian, by God`s Grace Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order.)
Reverse descriptionKnight in armor on a horse walking to the right, wearing a great helm and carrying a banner, surrounded by a circle formed by 14 small ornate shields with coats of arms (starting at noon, clockwise: Alsace, Habsburg, Prussia, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Castile, Leon, (Teutonic Order), Hungary, Bohemia, Austria, Ancient Burgundy, Styria, Carniola, Gorizia) and a larger shield at the bottom, of the cross of the Teutonic Order with small shield of Tyrol at its center. Divided date above the shield of the Teutonic Order.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering16 13
Edge
Mint
Mintage1613  - 1613 over 1612 -
Catalog ID9243030790
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