Hungary Groschen - Rudolf, 1600 – 1601

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Groschen
Year 1600 – 1601
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.500)
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 2.9
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Groschen from Hungary. Issued from 1600 to 1601. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 0 mm and weighs 2.9 g.

Obverse
Crowned Madonna with the child on her right arm divides mintmark; rosette above head starts 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
Straight fourfold Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; on the center chest shield: Austrian bonds. Cartouche decoration around the shiled within inner pearl circle (New money of the year 1601)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1601 N-B
1600 N-B

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