© Münzen auf Münze
© Münzen auf Münze
1200 Years of German Coinage Joachimstaler 1520 ND
2002 year| Gold plated silver (.999) | 20 g | 40 mm |
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 2002 |
| Composition | Gold plated silver (.999) |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#136260 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
German eagle and shield.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DEUTSCHE MÜNZGESCHICHTE
1200 JAHRE
Edge
Plain
Comment
An old Bohemian coin known as the Joachimstaler. Tolar (German: Thaler) is the Czech name for the silver coin mined in Kingdom of Bohemia in the 16th century in Jáchymov (German: Joachimsthal). The modern word dollar was derived from the Spanish dollar, so-called in the English-speaking world because they were of similar size and weight to the German Thalers. The German Thalers were so named because they were first minted from a silver mine in 1520 in Joachimsthal. It was the main currency in Bohemia from 1520 to 1750.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolar
