Groschen Thick Strike - Rudolf

€106,266.00
IssuerHungary
Year1584-1589
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Garas) (1⁄40)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight10.00 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#803, H#1047, MB#264
Obverse descriptionVeiled Madonna with child in her left arm divides mintmark
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOL · II · D · G · RO · IM · S · AV · GE · HV · B · R · K B
(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 descriptionCurved, pointed fourfold Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; on the center chest shield: Austrian bonds.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringMONETA·NOVA·ANNO·DOMINI·1582·
(Translation: New money of the year 1582)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1584 K - B - 24.75gr. -
1589 K - B - 10.00gr. -
Catalog ID3387410530
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