Hungary Denier Piedfort - Rudolf, 1581 – 1601

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Denier
Year 1581 – 1601
Ruler Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1576–1612)
Composition Silver (.500)
Shape Round (irregular)
Weight (g) 5.55
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Denier from Hungary. Issued from 1581 to 1601. Struck in Silver (.500). Measures 0 mm and weighs 5.55 g.

Obverse
Curved, pointed fourfold Hungarian coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; on the center chest shield: Austrian bonds. (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, with child on her right divide mintmarks, date in the circular legend (Patroness of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1601 K-B 5.21gr.
1600 K-B
1597 K-B 4.40gr.
1596 K-B 4.00gr.
1594 K-B 4.60gr.
1593 K-B 1.80gr.
1592 K-B 4.40gr.
1591 K-B 5.56gr.
1590 K-B 3.467gr. - Nagykanizsa
1589 K-B 3.55gr.
1588 K-B 4.69gr.
1586 K-B 5.09gr.
1585 K-B 5.72gr.
1582 K-B 5.85gr.
1581 K-B 5.99gr.
1581 K-B 6.96gr.

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