Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
12 Kipper Kreuzer - Ferdinand II Vienna
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
|---|---|
| Year | 1621 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the central field, each head bearing a separate crown with the imperial crown above, the breast shield bearing the quartered arms of Austria-Burgundy. The surrounding circular legend reads FERDINANDVS II D G I S AVG G H B REX, referencing the emperor's titles as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia. The coin is struck on a broad, irregular flan typical of the Kipper period, with the design slightly off-center. The engraving reflects the bold, somewhat crude style characteristic of emergency wartime billon coinage. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed in the central field, with a shield on the breast bearing the combined arms of Austria, Burgundy, and Tyrol. The numeral 12 appears prominently within or below the central shield, denoting the face value in Kreuzer. The date 1621 is visible in the legend or field. The surrounding circular legend reads ARCHID AV DVX BVR CO TYR, abbreviating Ferdinand II's titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Tyrol. The flan shows characteristic irregularities of hammered Kipper-period coinage, with some weakness at the edges. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |