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Schauguldiner (taler) of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as: Schauguldiner (taler) van Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1505

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man (Maximilian I) with crown, sword, and sceptre within a legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from it between two crowned coats of arms, above two coats of arms within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-68; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.9 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)
Dimensions
diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.9 g · diameter 4,5 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 36,9 g
Measurements
diameter 4.5 cm x weight 36.9 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man (Maximilian I) with crown, sword, and sceptre within a legend.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms with the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from it between two crowned coats of arms, above two coats of arms within a legend.

Identification

Original title
Schauguldiner (taler) van Maximiliaan I, Duits keizer
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-68
Museum classification
schauguldiner · taler · coin

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Catalogue references

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