Hungary Thaler Klippe - Rudolf, 1604 – 1608

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Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Thaler
Year 1604 – 1608
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.882)
Shape Square (irregular)
Technique Klippe
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1604 to 1608. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 0 mm and weighs 0 g.

Obverse
Stamp of H#1041 on square plate: Armoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar looking right, ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Mirrored Hungarian fourfold coat of arms (Double cross - Árpád stripes - Bohemian lion - Dalmation leopard heads) with Austrian bonds as chest shield in legend behind the neck. Madonna with child on a crescent on the right, also mirrored: child in left arm Roman numerals amongst square dots. (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
Stamp of H#1041 on square plate: A glorified double headed Imperial eagle holding sceptre and sword, an imperial orb on the breast, divides the letters N B Crown in legend above. Roman numerals amongst square dots. (Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae -
Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia.)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1608 N-B
1604 N-B

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