1615, Austria/Teutonic Order, Maximilian III. Silver Thaler Coin. NGC AU-58!
Mint Year: 1615 Mint Place: Hall (Tyrol) Mint Official: Christoph Orber (CO) Reference: Davenport 3321, KM-188.3. Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as AU-58! Weight: ca. 28gm Material: Silver Diameter: 42mm
Obverse: Armored and draped bust of Maximilian III right, wearing cross of the Teutonic Order on a chain at chest. Date (.I6.-.I5) in fields. Comment: Small CO monogram (standing for the mint official: Christoph Orber) within oval frame below bust. Legend: * MAXIMILANVS . DG : AR - C : AVS DVX : BVRG : STIR : CARN
Reverse: Crowned coat-of-amrs shield with the cross of the Teutonic Order embedded around small oval arms (eagle) of Tyrol. Legend: ET : CARN : MAG : PRVSS . ADMI : COMES : HAB : ET : TIROL
The Teutonic Order was founded in 1190 during the siege of Acre, when a hospital brotherhood was established to care for the many sick German crusaders. It was given a building after the conquest of the city, and in 1198 was turned into a military-monastic order on the model of the Hospitallers of Saint John and the Templars. This creation reflected the growing involvement of the Hohenstaufen dynasty in the Holy Land.
Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria, also known as Maximilian der Deutschmeister (born October 12, 1558 in Wiener Neustadt; died November 2, 1618 in Vienna) was the fourth son of Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain.