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1 Thaler - Rudolph II Hall
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1602-1605 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1520-1754) |
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| Reverse description | Composite heraldic achievement displaying the dynastic arms of the Habsburg rulers, with the county of Tyrol prominently placed at the center top of the shield arrangement. The entire composition is surmounted by an imperial crown, while the collar and pendant of the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs below the shield, the fleece itself dividing the lower portion of the surrounding Latin legend. The reverse legend identifies the emperor's additional titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Tyrol. |
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| Mintage | 1602 - KM#37.1 (draped armored bust, clasp on shoulder) - 1603 - - 1605 - Curved ribbons, pointed crown, MT#376 - 1605 - Long ribbons KM#37.3 - |
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Rudolph II's thalers from the Hall mint occupy an uncomfortable moment in Habsburg history — the emperor was by this point retreating deeper into his Prague castle, consumed by alchemy and astronomy while his court fractured around him. Administrative authority over the Tyrolean mints, including Hall, had largely passed to his brother Maximilian III, who governed Further Austria from 1602. The practical result was a coinage issued in Rudolph's name but managed by a rival branch of the family.
Hall's mint on the Inn River had pioneered roller-press coinage technology decades earlier, and by this period its output was technically accomplished. The KM#37.1 designation covers several die marriages catalogued separately by Moser-Tursky as MT#322-327.