Thaler - Rudolf

€105,571.00
IssuerHungary
Year1601
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.875)
Weight28.82 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#796
Obverse descriptionArmoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar looking right Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Larger Hungarian fourfold coat of arms with tiny Austrian bonds as chestshield in legend behind the neck; Madonna with child on a crescent on the right.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOL · II · D · G · ROM · IM · S · AVG · GER · HVN ·B ·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 descriptionA crowned and non-glorified double headed Imperial eagle holding sceptre and sword, an imperial orb on the breast, divides the letters N B Symmetrical eagle
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AVSTRI · DVX · BVRG · MAR · MOR · ETC · 1601 · N B
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae et cetera - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia, and so on)
EdgeSmooth
MintNB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1601 N - B - -
Catalog ID6956556420
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