MK-ATW-KHM | Haus Österreich: Ferdinand II. 1621

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Haus Österreich: Ferdinand II. 1621
	Wien, Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Coin Collection, KHM Permanent Exhibitions
Inventory no	MK 136782
Obverse	(Fünf Kugeln)FERDINANDVS•II•D:G (120) RO•I•S•A•G•H•BO•REX. Geharnischtes Brustbild Ferdinands II. n. r., mit Bart, Lorbeerkranz, Vlieskette und Umhang; darunter in der Legende die Wertzahl
Reverse	ARCHID•AVST•DVX - BVRG•MAR•MO•1621. Gekrönter Doppeladler, belegt mit gespaltenem Brustschild Österreich-Burgund, umgeben von der Vliescollane; darunter in der Legende das Münzmeisterzeichen von Benedikt Huebmer
Sitter	Ferdinand II (1617-1637), from 1619 emperor, from 1617 king of Bohemia, from 1618 king of Hungary and archduke of Austria
Class/status	Imperial issue (medieval/modern)
Authority	Ferdinand II (1617-1637), from 1619 emperor, from 1617 king of Bohemia, from 1618 king of Hungary and archduke of Austria
Date	1621
Denomination	120 Kreuzer (co-called Kippertaler) 120 Kreuzer (co-called Kippertaler) Denomination of the Kipper period. Even though this denomination is often referred to in the literature as a Taler resp. a Kippertaler, it does not represent a Reichstaler. If anything, it is a double Gulden: "From this, however, it is also clear that these coins, often referred to in the literature as Kippertaler, could not have been Talers of any kind, they were rather Gulden. In contrast to talers, which had to contain a defined quantity of silver, guldens (florins) embody a counted quantity, specifically the quantity of 60 kreuzers. It did not matter whether the kreuzers were full-value or not. Five pieces of 12 kreuzersvalued as 60 kreuzers and thus arithmetically always one florin (at different times, of course, with completely different intrinsic value)." [L. Koppe - T. Seitz, Die Kippermünzen von Sachsen-Weimar 1619-1622 (2012) p. 19].
	Silver ; 24,77 g; 41 mm; 10 h
Production	struck
Mint	Prague
Region	Bohemia
Country	Czech Republic
Publications	Herinek I, 673
Item	Coin
Department	Modern Period, 17th century
Accession	-
Object number	ID227378
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