Guldiner of Sigismund
1486 ・ silver ・ 15th century ・ Hall in Tyrol
A large silver coin struck by Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol at the Hall mint. It weighs approximately thirty-two grams with a fineness of 937, and was worth one gold gulden, or sixty kreuzer. It is one of the earliest examples of a single silver coin being made equal in value to a gold coin, and it established the format for the large silver coins that would lead to the thaler. The obverse depicts the standing archduke, while the reverse shows a mounted knight and the year 1486. This piece is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.