1/2 Thaler - Matthias II

€106,496.00
IssuerHungary
Year1612-1613
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight14.41 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#849, H#1114, KM#38
Obverse descriptionCrowned (Hungarian crown) armoured bust of Matthias with necklace and chain of the golden fleece in inner circle looking right, Hungarian and Bohemian royal legend, within Madonna with child in her left arm above the Monarch`s crown.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMATTHIAS·II·D·G·HVNGARI·ET·BOHEMI·REX
(Translation: Matthias the second, by grace of God King of Hungary and Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionCrowned curved fourfold coat of arms (Hungarian Árpád stripes-Hungarian double cross, Bohemian lion, Dalmatian leopard heads, Moravian eagle) with an Austrian - Burgundian twofold chest shield divide KB mintmark. Order of the golden fleece necklace within inner circle, date in legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHID·AVS·DVX·BVR· MAR·MO·CO·TYR·1612
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1612 K.B - -
1613 K-B - -
Catalog ID5390444690
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