Double Thaler - Rudolf

€106,223.00
IssuerHungary
Year1599-1601
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Thalers (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight57.64 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#782, H#1024, KM#14
Obverse descriptionArmoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar (younger portrait) looking right Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Smaller Hungarian fourfold coat of arms in circle behind the neck; Smaller Madonna with child on a crescent on the right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering+ RVDOL·II· - D·G·RO·IM·S·AV·GER·HVN· - BOE·REX
(Translation: Rudolphus II. dei gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Rudolf II, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionDouble-headed glorified Habsburg eagle with a sword on the right, scepter on the left, Hungarian Orb on chest and closed crown above the heads of eagle
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering* ARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVRG · MAR · MORA · 1601 * K B
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1599 K - B - -
1601 K - B - -
Catalog ID3487822710
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