Coin of King Rudolph II 2
Obverse: RVDOL. II. – D. G. RO. IM. S. AV. GER. HVN – square BO. REX. taller
Rudolphus II. Dei gratia Romanorum imperator semper 42x45 mm
augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae rex 43,04 g
Rudolph II the always glorious Roman Emperor, King silver
of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia by God's grace
Reverse: ARCHIDVX. AVS. DVX. BVRG. MAR. MORA. 1608
Archidux Austriae, dux Burgundiae, marchio Moraviae 1608
Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquess of Moravia
1608
Coat of arms on obverse: quartered shield between the letters of the circular script, behind the head of Rudolph. Field 1: Hungarian stripes; field 2: Hungarian double cross; field 3: Dalmatia; field 4: Bohemia.
Coat of arms on reverse: crowned double-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Austria on its breast.
Text by Ferenc Soós. Photograph by Ferenc Soós and Péter Szántó.
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Éremtára, Budapest