Archduchy of Austria, half Schauguldiner (half taler), Emperor Maximilian I
Also known as: Aartshertogdom Oostenrijk, halve schauguldiner (halve taler), keizer Maximiliaan I
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1490 - 1519
Silver coin. Obverse: standing armoured Archduke as Emperor facing right with crown, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria collared by the chain of the Golden Fleece with sheepskin, surrounded by two crowned and two uncrowned coats of arms, between which are firesteels.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1286B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.6 cm x weight 15.16 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.6 cm x weight 15.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- standing armoured Archduke as Emperor facing right with crown, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a sword in his left hand.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms of Austria collared by the chain of the Golden Fleece with sheepskin, surrounded by two crowned and two uncrowned coats of arms, between which are firesteels.
Identification
- Original title
- Aartshertogdom Oostenrijk, halve schauguldiner (halve taler), keizer Maximiliaan I
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-1286B
- Museum classification
- coin
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