Hungary Double Thaler - Rudolf, 1578

2 Thalers from Hungary. Issued in 1578. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 0 mm and weighs 57.64 g.

Obverse

Armoured crowned bust with scepter in right hand, sword in left looking right, Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Striped armour. Bust of Miksa (Maximillian) (Rudolphus II. dei gratia electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex -
Rudolf II, by the grace of God, elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)

Reverse

Double-headed glorified eagle with wide open wings, on the breast fourfold curved shield: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chest shield Austrian bonds. Letter "I" in shield at the end of legend Mintmark at the sides by the feet of the eagle. Above the neck of the eagle crowned Madonna on crescent, holding child in her right arm, scepter in her left. Large shield. (Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae -
Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)

Edge

Smooth