Hungary Denier - Rudolf, 1577 – 1580

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Denier
Year 1577 – 1580
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.500)
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 0.62
Diameter (mm) 16
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Denier from Hungary. Issued from 1577 to 1580. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 16 mm and weighs 0.62 g.

Obverse
Curved Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; in center chest-shield Austrian bonds Emperor's title in legend; date above shield in straight line (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
Crowned Madonna with child on her right arm divides mintmark (Patroness of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf Comment Frequency
1580  — — ÉH810A.a
1580 H-S — — ÉH810A.b
1579  — — ÉH810A.a 11%
1579  — — ÉH810A.a - Pécs 2%
1579 H-S — — ÉH810A.b
1579 K-B — € 8,90 EH810a 82%
1579 N-B — — EH810b
1578 K-B — — EH810a
1577 K-B — — EH810a 13%

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