Thaler - Rudolf

€105,560.00
IssuerHungary
Year1579
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight28.82 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#789, H#1027, H#1028
Obverse descriptionArmoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar looking right, ring of pearls and a line under circle of lettering. Hungarian fourfold coat of arms (Árpád stripes - Double cross - Dalmation leopard heads - Bohemian lion) with Austrian bonds as chest shield in the legend behind the shoulder. Madonna with child on a crescent on the right, child in right arm, scepter in the left
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOL · II · D · G · EL · RO · IM · S · AV · GE · HV · B · REX ·:·
(Translation: Rudolphus II. dei gratia electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Rudolf II, by the grace of God, elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionA glorified double headed Imperial eagle holding sceptre and sword, an imperial orb on the breast, no mintmark
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AVST · DVX · BVR · MARCHI · MOR · 1579
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1579  - Vienna -
1579 KB - Vienna -
Catalog ID7737205260
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