Hungary Thaler - Rudolf, 1598 – 1599

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Thaler
Year 1598 – 1599
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.875)
Shape Round
Weight (g) 28.82
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1598 to 1599. Struck in Silver (.875). Measures 0 mm and weighs 28.82 g.

Obverse
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. (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
A crowned and glorified double headed Imperial eagle holding sceptre and sword, an imperial orb on the breast, divides the letters NB. (Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae et cetera -
Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia, and so on)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1599 N - B EH795a
1599 N - B S- S EH795b
1598 N - B EH795a

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