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1 Thaler - Mihály Apafi
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1667 |
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| Diameter | 42 mm |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Mihály Apafi I, Prince of Transylvania, facing right, wearing elaborately engraved plate armor with a lion-head pauldron and a sash across the chest. The prince bears a sword over his right shoulder and holds a shield or escutcheon in his left hand. The legend encircles the bust along the outer rim, reading MICHA · APAFI · D · G · PR · TR · The portrait is rendered in high relief in the baroque style characteristic of Transylvanian thaler coinage of the mid-17th century. |
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| Obverse lettering | MICHA · APAFI · D · G · PR · TR · |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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