![]() Florin n. d. Hall (ab 1478). Ø 22 mm, 3,32 g. M./T. 44; Friedb.6. Die cutter Konrad Michelfelder. Obv.: ·SIGISMundus·ARᗭ - hIDVX·AVSTriaᗺ - Standing Archduke from front, wearing archducal hat, armour, cloak, ball sceptre in right hand and left hand on sword hilt. Rev.: ✠MOnᗺTA·nOVA·AVRᗺA·ᗭOMITIS·TIROLis - Lily cross and four coats of arms: Austria, Carinthia, Styria [panther left], Tyrol [eagle]. The image on the obverse repeats in 1486 in the Guldiner, see below.
![]() Florin n. d. Hall. Ø 22 mm, 3,26 g. M./T. 46; Friedb.6. Die cutter Benedikt Burkhart. SIGISM·ARᗭhI - DVX AVSTRIᗺ // ✠MOnᗺTA·nOVA AVRᗺA·ᗭOMITIS TIROL For the Tyrolean gold florins minted from 1478 onwards, melted-down gold coins were used. Their minting did not yield a profit. However, they were so popular that they continued to be minted after Sigismund's death. ![]() Florin n. d. Hall (after 1508 under Maximilian I). Ø 22 mm, 3,29 g. M./T. 47; Friedb.6. Die cutter Ulrich Ursentaler d.Ä. Obv.: SIGISMundus·ARCHI - DVX·AVSTRIE - Standing Archduke from front. Rev.: ✠MONETA·AVREA·COMITIS·TIROLis Lily cross and four coats of arms: Austria, Carinthia, Styria [panther left], Tyrol [eagle]. The significant silver production in Schwartz allowed Sigismund to introduce heavier silver coins
![]() 6 Kreuzer n. d., Hall. Ø 24 mm, ca.3,2 g. M./T. 48. Obv.: ✠SIGISMVnDVS'ARᗭhIDVX·AVSTRIᗺ - Effigy in armour to the right, with archducal hat, cloak, ball sceptre in his right hand, left hand on sword hilt. (Die crack in the field.) Rev.: ✠GRO - S'ᗭOM - ITIS· - TIROL - Long cross, in the angles the coats of arms of Austria, Carinthia, Styria and Tyrol, similar to the florin. The effigy of the mint lord appears on a silver coin for the first time north of the Alps.
This successful coin type was also minted by Sigismund's successors and found many imitators.
![]() Pfundner n. d., Hall (12 Kreuzer). Ø 28 mm, 6,31 g. M./T. 57. Die cutter Wenzel Kröndl. Obv.: ✱SIGISMVnDVS·ARᗭhIDVX·AVSTRIᗺ - Bust right, with archducal hat. Rev.: ✱:GROSSVS·፧·ᗭOMITIS·፧·TIROLIS: - Arms of Austria on the breast. Compare the oil painting
![]() Showpiece n. d. (1483) by die cutter Reichart Weidenpusch. Ø 40 mm, 31,75 g. M./T.58. See a better illustration of the obverse of the original in the Münzkabinett, KHM Vienna ![]() SIGISᙏVnDVS·ARᗭhI·DVX·AVSTRIᗺ· // ᗭOᙏᗺS - TIROLIS
![]() Half Guldiner 1484, Hall. Ø 35 mm, 15,78 g. M./T. 60. Die cutter Wenzel Kröndl. Obv.: ✠Ꮺ✼SIGISMVnDVS✼ARᗭhIDVX✼AVSTRIᗺ✼Ꮼ - Effigy in armour to the right, with archducal hat, cloak, ball sceptre in his right hand, left hand on sword hilt. Rev.: Armoured horseman on a tournament horse bursting to the right, with closed tournament helmet, on it peacock thrust, in the right the red-white-red banner, the reins in the left, below the date 1484, around 14 coats of arms (starting from the top to the left): Portenau [open gate], Kyburg, Austria ob der Enns, Habsburg, Tyrol, Carinthia, Austria, Old Austria [5 eagles], Styria, Carniola, Burgau, Alsace, Pfirt and Windisch Mark (in Slovenia).
![]() Guldiner 1484, Hall as a piefort of the half-guldiner, Ø 35 mm, 31,78 g. M./T.60 Anm; Voglh.2. Die cutter Wenzel Kröndl. Piefort as the first large silver coin ever (precursor of the thaler). Obv.: :✼SIGISMVnDVS✼ARᗭhIDVX✼AVSTRIᗺ✼: Rev.: Armoured rider on a tournament horse, 14 coats of arms around, as before.
![]() Trial strike Guldiner 1486, Hall (Uncialis). Ø 40 mm, ca.32 g. M./T.61; Voglh.1/I; Dav.8085. Die cutter Wenzel Kröndl. Obv.: ·SIGISMVnD'✼·AR - ᗭhIDVX·AVSTRIᗺ· The legend and design are based on the gold florins above. Rev.: Horseman and 14 coats of arms, as on the above Half Guldiner 1484. Also called Uncialis because its weight corresponded to an ounce of the Tyrolean weight mark (ca.30 g.).
The new coin was 937,5‰ fine and corresponded to the value of 60 Kreuzer and the value of a florin. The open spaces next to the Archduke were filled and the following first serie of Guldiner was issued. ![]() Guldiner 1486, Hall (Uncialis). Ø 40 mm, 31,82 g. M./T.63; Voglh.1/II; Dav.8086. Die cutter Wolfgang Peck. Obv.: ·SIGISMVnDVS✼ - ARᗭhIDVX·AVSTRIᗺ· The Archduke in armour with a long coat. He stands from the front, his head only slightly to the right. On the left the austrian coat of arms held by lions. On the right crowned tournament helmet with the Habsburg peacock thrust. Rev.: Armoured horseman on a tournament steed leaping to the right with crowned tournament helmet, fluttering ribbons on it and the Habsburg peacock thrust on top. In the right hand the Austrian banner, the left hand on the reins, below the date 1486. In the circle now 16 coats of arms, (counter-clockwise): Nellenburg, Alsace, Kyburg, Tyrol, Montfort, Portenau, Carniola [eagle], Styria, Old Austria [5 eagles], Carinthia[panther], Windische Mark [bell], Hohenberg, Habsburg, Pfirt, Austria ob der Ems and Burgau.
![]() Guldiner 1486, Hall (Uncialis). Ø 40 mm, 31,71 g. M./T.64; Voglh.1/III; Dav.8087. Die cutter Wenzel Kröndl. Obv.: ·SIGISMVnDVS:✼:· - ARᗭhIDVX·AVSTRIᗺ· As before, but with the head facing the front and with a gothic ornamental circle on the inner circle. Rev.: As before, but without flutter bands on the helmet and smaller date 1486.
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