Hungary Florin - Rudolf, 1598

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Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Florin
Year 1598
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Gold (.990)
Shape Round
Weight (g) 3.55585
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Florin from Hungary. Issued in 1598. Struck in Gold (.990). Measures 0 mm and weighs 3.56 g.

Obverse
Standing crowned King in armour with long light barde in right hand, orb in left handclose to body, cuts through inner line circle. Legs are spreaded to contain "OM" in legend (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 seated on a crescent, with child in her right arm; a castle under between two larger rosettes. Castle mintmark (Klausenberg) Only last two digits of mintyear "98" (Patroness of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1598  H#1008
1598  H#1009

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