Thaler Klippe - Rudolf

€106,236.00
IssuerHungary
Year1598-1599
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueSquare (irregular)
Klippe
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#785, H#1021
Obverse descriptionStamp of H#1037 on square plate: Armoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar looking right Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Larger Hungarian fourfold coat of arms with Austrian bonds as chest shield in legend behind the neck; Madonna with child on a crescent on the right. Roman numerals amongst square dots.
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 descriptionStamp of H#1037 on square plate: A crowned and glorified double headed Imperial eagle holding sceptre and sword, an imperial orb on the breast, divides the letters NB. Roman numerals amongst square dots.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARHIDVX · AVSTRIÆ · DVX · BVRG · MAR · MOR · ETC 15 · 99 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
Mintage1598 N - B - -
1599 N - B - -
Catalog ID6388229290
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