Hungary 1½ Thaler - Rudolf, 1601

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1½ Thaler
Year 1601
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.882)
Shape Round
Weight (g) 43.23
Demonetized Yes

Description

1½ Thaler from Hungary. Issued in 1601. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 0 mm and weighs 43.23 g.

Obverse
Armoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar (younger portrait) looking right Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Smaller Hungarian fourfold coat of arms in circle behind the neck; Smaller 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
Double-headed glorified Habsburg eagle with a sword on the right, scepter on the left, Hungarian Orb on chest and closed crown above the heads of eagle (Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae -
Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1601 K - B

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