Hungary Groschen - Rudolf, 1579 – 1607

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Groschen
Year 1579 – 1607
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.882)
Shape Round
Weight (g) 2.9
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Groschen from Hungary. Issued from 1579 to 1607. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 0 mm and weighs 2.9 g.

Obverse
Veiled Madonna with child in her left arm divides mintmark (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
Curved, pointed fourfold Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; on the center chest shield: Austrian bonds. (New money of the year 1582)
Edge
Smooth

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