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N39 Bohemia, Rudolf II, Tolar, coin replica - zinc

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Bohemia, Rudolf II, Tolar, coin replica - zinc

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Tolar - Rudolf II, Bohemia.- Material: zinc- Size: 40 mmThe Tolar (German: Taler or Thaler) is a large silver coin (approx. 30 grams). It weighs approximately the same as a troy ounce (31.1 g).The tolar was intended to replace gold coins due to a shortage of gold. The name Thaler (Czech: tolar) comes from the 16th century after the tolar minted in Jáchymov (Joachimsthal), German: Joachimsthaler. The tolar quickly spread throughout the German-speaking area and gave its name to the American dollar.During the reign of Rudolf II, the high artistic level of the coins and medals was contributed by important artists of the Emperor's Prague court, especially A. Abondio. No major changes in the quality of the coins were made during Rudolf's reign. Only the small grosche was added to the existing denominations, and it was the only one to bear a value designation in the Czech language. The Emperor's passion was the promotion of science and art. Many artists, alchemists, astronomers and astrologers, including the Danish astronomer Tycho de Brahe and the German Jan Kepler, stayed at Rudolf's court. Rudolf considered himself more of a scholar and artist than a ruler. His buyers traveled all over Europe buying up all the important works of art of the time. Unfortunately, the plundering of Rudolf's

N39 Bohemia, Rudolf II, Tolar, coin replica - zinc

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