6 Kreuzers Siege coinage

Features

Issuer	City of Vienna (Austrian States)
Type	Emergency coinage › Siege coins
Year	1529
Currency	Thaler (1520-1754)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3 g
Shape	Pentagonal (5-sided)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 96528
References	Markl# 293-305 Moriz Markl; 1896. Die münzen, medaillen und Prägungen mit Namen und Titel Ferdinand I.. Verlag der Verfasser Prag Haase, Prague, Czech Republic (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Legend in 4 lines and leaves in corners.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TVRK
BLEGERT
WIEN
15Z9

Unabridged legend: Türkische Belagerung von Wien

Translation: Ottoman siege of Vienna.

Reverse

4 shields around a St Andrew's cross, Austria, Castilla, Hungary, Bohemia.

Mint

Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)

Comments

Markl describes numerous variants for obverse legend (e.g. TURK BLE / GERT WI / EN).
Weight varies 2.5 - 3.2 g.
The first siege of Vienna by the Ottomans took place in September-October 1529 under Soleiman I and failed largely due to the weather conditions and the skill of the defenders detecting underground mining tunnels.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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1529

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