6 Ducats - Maximilian I Hall

€2.00
IssuerTeutonic Order (German States)
Year1603
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value6 Ducats (21)
CurrencyThaler (1525-1809)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight21 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#6 , Fr#3379d , MT#366 Deutsch
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 braided inner circle. The feet divide the inner circle and the legend.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering+ MAX : DG : ARCH : AVST : DVX BVR : MAG : PRVSS : ADMI
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. Date above the shield of the Teutonic Order.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering16 03
Edge
Mint
Mintage1603  - -
Catalog ID8088979320
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