Groschen - Maximilian I

€71,687.00
IssuerHungary
Year1566-1578
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Garas) (1⁄40)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight2.90 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#763, H#987, H#988
Obverse descriptionVeiled Madonna seated with child on her right arm divides mintmark.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAX · II · D · G · EL · RO · I · SAV · GER · HV · BO · R K B
(Translation: Maximillianus II. dei gratia Electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Maximillian II, by the grace of God Elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionFourfold curved coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chest shield Austrian bonds.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMONETA · NOVA · ANNO · DOMINI · 1568 ·
(Translation: New money of the 1568. year of God)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1566 K B - EH763a -
1567 K - B - EH763a -
1568 K - B - EH763a -
1569 K - B - EH763a -
1570 K - B - EH763a -
1571 K - B - EH763a -
1572 K - B - EH763a -
1573 K - B - EH763a -
1574 K - B - EH763a -
1575 H - S - EH763b -
1575 K - B - EH763a -
1576 K - B - EH763a -
1577 K - B - EH763a -
1578 K - B - EH763a -
Catalog ID1497355690
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