1/2 Thaler - Charles III

€189,667.00
IssuerHungary
Year1735
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1189, H#1615
Obverse descriptionLaureate curly wigged bust in a simplified design dress breaks inscriptions on the top and on the bottom. Inscription around - without an inner pearl circle - starts on the left. No crowned Hungarian shield and Madonna and child stamp break the inscription. NB mintmark is in a cartouche below
Obverse script
Obverse letteringCAROL · VI · D · G · R · I · S · A · GE · HI · HU · BO · REX NB
(Translation: Carolus VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hispaniarum, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex - Charles VI by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hispania, Hungary and Bohemia.)
Reverse descriptionUnusually large crowned and glorified Madonna with glorified Jesus on her left arm, scepter in her right seated on barock clouds breaks through inscriptions above. Crowned oval fourfold imperial coat of arms with crowned twofold Hungarian shield in the center. No pearl circle. Usuals PATRONA HUNGARIAE sequence switched to: `HVNGAR : PAT`
Reverse script
Reverse letteringS : IMMAC : VIR : MAR : MAT : DEI : HVNGAR : PAT : 1735
(Translation: Saint Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
MintNB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1735 NB - -
Catalog ID9411445130
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