2 Thalers - Maximilian Hall

€2.00
IssuerTeutonic Order (German States)
Year1614
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Thalers
CurrencyThaler (1525-1809)
CompositionSilver (.9375)
Weight57.3 g
Dimensions46 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#30 , MT#412 CCT
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, all inside a leaved inner circle. The feet, lion and helm divide the inner circle and the legend. Date below feet.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering*MAX:DG:AR AV:D: B:MA .PRVSS:ADMI +1614+
(Translation: Maximilian, archduke of Austria, duke of Burgundy, master of Prussia, administrator)
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 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.
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Mintage1614  - -
Catalog ID9257212620
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