Hungary Obol Thick Strike - Rudolf, 1583 – 1601

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Obol
Year 1583 – 1601
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.500)
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 2.55
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Obol from Hungary. Issued from 1583 to 1601. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 0 mm and weighs 2.55 g.

Obverse
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. Two rosettes at the sides between two dots each vertically, mintyear above shield
Reverse
Crowned and glorified Madonna seated on a crescent, with child in her right arm divides K-B mintmark (Körmöcbánya)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1601 K-B 5.27gr.
1586 K-B 3.13gr.
1583 K-B 2.55gr.

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