Thaler - Rudolf

€105,562.00
IssuerHungary
Year1582
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#791, H#1033
Obverse descriptionArmoured crowned bust with scepter in right hand, sword in left looking right, Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Flowered armour
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOLPHVS · II · D · G · RO · IM · S · AV · G · H · 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 descriptionDouble-headed non-glorified eagle with wide open wings, on the breast fourfold curved shield: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chestshield Austrian bonds. Mintmark at the sides by the feet of the eagle. Above the neck of the eagle a crown Small shield.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AVSTRIÆ · DVX · BVRGVN · 1582 ·
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
EdgeSmooth
MintNB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1582 N - B - -
Catalog ID9373068940
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