1 Thaler Austria Silver

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Denomination:

1 Thaler (about Thaler)

Metal:

Silver

State:

Austria

Issue year(s):

1577

1 Thaler
Austria, Archduke Ferdinand II (1564-1595),
Undated Issue (c.1577), Hall Mint

FERDINANDVS : D : G : ARCHID : AVSTRIAE (AE ligate)

Crowned, armored bust right, sword in left hand, scepter in right : DVX : BVRGVNDI-COMES : TIROLIS :

Crowned coat of arms within Order of the Golden Fleece, Tyrolian eagle in center

Rolled flan, plain edge

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Posted by: greek 2009-09-25

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Thaler The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, “Thaler” is an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler”, a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal (Jáchymov) in Bohemia, where some of the first ...

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