RIXDOLLAR. 



The rixdollar (convention) has the head of the reigning 

 fovereign, with name ;ind title, thus : m. theresia, d. gii. 

 imp. GE. HU. BO. REG. ( Maria Therefa, by the grace of 

 God, emprefs of Germany, queen of Hungary and Bo- 

 hemia) ; reverfe, as on the rixdollar conftitution ; the le- 

 gend on the edge of the piece of Francis I. is, pro deo et 

 imperio (for God and the empire). On that of Maria 

 Therefa, justitia ET ci.emestia (juftice and clemency). 

 On that of Jofeph II., VIRTUTE ET BXEMPLO (by virtue 

 and example). 



The rixdollar of Hungary has the head, name, titles, and 

 legend, on the edge as above ; reverfe, the Virgin and Child, 

 and the letters k. p..; legend, s. MARIA, mater DEI, pa- 

 trona hung. (Holy Mary, mother of God, patron of 

 Htingary). 



The florin, or half rixdollar, bears the lame im predion* 

 as the rixdollar ; as alfo the half florin. 



The copfituck, or copitick, (the 20 creutzer piece,) 

 bears the fame impreffions as the rixdollar, txcept that there 

 is no legend round the edge, and it is marked 20 on the re- 

 verfe ; the half copfituck is marked 10. 



The rixdollar of Baden has the head of the reigning 

 prince, with name and title, thus : CAROL us frid. MARCHie 

 bad. ET if. (Charles Frederick, marquis of Baden, S:c.) ; 

 reverfe, arms of Baden; legend, ad NORMA M CONVEN- 

 TIONS (according to the rule of the convention) ; and at 

 the bottom, the date, and x line 1 MAACK (10 piece; to a 

 mark fine). 



The thaler or rixdollar of Bafil has the griffin, arms, and 

 legend, as on the patagon ; reverfe, a wreath of laurels, in- 

 clofmg the value, 1 thaler; legend, moneta REIPUR. 

 basileensis (money of the republic of Balil). The halt 

 piece is marked A thaler ; and the third is marked 5. 



The rixdollar of Bavaria has the head of the reigning 

 prince, with name and titles, as in the gold coins ; reverfe, 

 arms of Bavaria, and the date ; and on other pieces, the 

 Virgin and Child, with the legend, PATRON A BAVARI/E 

 (patronefs of Bavaria) ; but the new rixdollar coined in 

 1800, bears the arms of Bavaria, and the legend, pro deo 



ET POPULO. 



The rixdollar of Brunfwick (old) has the head, name, 

 and title of the reigning prince, as in the gold coins ; re- 

 verfe, the horfe and legend as on the Carl d'or ; but at the 

 bottom there are x EINE FEINS MARCK convention m. (ten 

 pieces to a mark fine, convention money). 



The rixdollar of 1795 has on one fide the words 1 species 

 thaler, and the date ; legend, x EINE FEINE marck, 8cc. 

 as above ; reverfe, arms of Brunfwick, with the name and 

 title of the reigning prince. 



The rixdollar of Cologne has the head of the reigning 

 emperor of Germany, with his name and titles ; reverfe, 

 arms of the city ; legend, moneta nova lib. et imp. 

 CIVIT. COLON. ; that is, Moneta nova libera et imptrialis 

 civitatii Cotonienfis (new coin ot the free and imperial city 

 of Cologne) ; and on fome rixdollars, MON. nova lib. 

 reipub. coloniensis (new coin of the free republic of Co- 

 logne). 



In Denmark the rykfdaler (old), coined for Norway, has 

 the head of the reigning king, with name and title, thus : 



FRIDKRICUS V. D. G. REX DAN. NOR. V. G. or D. G. DAN. 



norv. vand. gotii, REX (Frederick V. by the grace of 

 God, king of Denmark, Norway, the Vandals, and the 

 Goths) ; reverfe, a lion and battle-axe, with 6 If. (6 marks), 

 and the following legend in the Norwegian language, in two 

 concentric circles, mod troskab DAFPEBBKD. ogii vad 



UER GIVER jERE DEN HEELEN VERDENBAND BLANT NORSKE 



XUPPER LAERE, which i$ thus tranflated ; fpirit, loyalty, 



valour, and whatever is honourable, let the whole world 

 learn among the rocks of Norway. On (he fame coin, of 

 a later date, the legend is thoe jove mod ogh vad dan 



KONGENS GIN.vr K AYD VINDE, MENS NORGE KLIPPE HAR 



man SKA£ hos nordmand FINDE ; that is, true lion's 

 heart and whatever can win a Danilh monarch's love, whilft. 

 Norway has rocks, (hall be found among Norwegians. 



The rykfdaler of 1 777 has the king's cypher and a 

 crown ; legend, n. G. dan. nor. vand. goth. rex, as be- 

 fore ; reverfe, arms of Denmark ; legend, gloria ex 

 amore patriae (glory from the love of our country), and 

 the date. 



The rykfdaler of 1795 ' las tne head, name, and titles of 

 the reigning king ; reverie, arms of Denmark ; legend, 

 1 rigsdaler specie, with the date. 



The rykfdaler of Holltein has the head, name, and title, 

 as above : reverfe, arms of Denmark, and 1 sp. ; legend, 

 60 schilling, schlesw. uolst. cotjrant (60 fchillings 

 Slefwig and Holltein currency), with the date. The pieces 

 of ids and ;d are marked j SP. and J sp., and the number 

 of fchillings is alfo exprefied : sp. means fpecie. 



The rixdollar of Francfort his varied much in the im- 

 preflions : moil of them bear an eagle ; but the reverfes and 

 legends are very different in coins of different dates; they 

 may be eafily diftinguifhed by the word franckfurt or 

 FRANcotURT, which is to be found on fome part of the 

 piece, as alio the words AD NORMAN conventionis (ac- 

 cording to the rate of convention money), and x E. F. MARK, 

 or x EiNK keine mark (10 to a mark of fine filver) : thefe 

 lalt words, within a circle or wreath, form the reverfe of 

 the more modern pieces ; and coins of 1 796 bear likewife 

 the following German legend, AUS den gefcesen der 

 kirchen und burger (out of the plate of the churches, 

 and ot the citizens) ; and on the other fide, DER stadt 

 FRANCKFURT (of the city of Francfort). 



The rixdollar fpecie or banco of Hamburgh has on the 

 front the arms of Hamburgh ; legend, moneta nova iiam- 

 BURGENSIS (naw coin of Hamburgh!, and at the bottom, 

 48 schil. spec. ; reverfe, a two-headed eagle crowned, 

 with the name of the reigning emperor of Germany, thus t 



JOSEPH US II. D. G. ROM. IMP. SEMP. AUGUST. (Jofeph II. 



emperor of Rome, ever augult). 



The rixdollar of Hanover has the arms of the reigning 

 king, with his name and title ; reverfe, a horfe running over 

 rough ground ; legend, Niic aspera terrkx I (neither do 

 rough places deter him), and the date. Some rixdollars 

 bear a figure of St. Andrew on the crofs ; legend, the king's 

 German titles. 



The rixdollar convention of Helle has the head of the 

 reigning prince, with name and titles, thus : wiliiel- 

 MUS IX. D. G. iiass. landg. han. com. (William IX. by 

 the grace of God, landgrave of Helle, count of Hanau) ; 

 reverie, arms of Helle Caflel ; legend, x ST. line ikInb 

 marck (10 pieces to a mark line), and at the bottom the 

 word justirt (adjulted or verified). In pieces of more 

 modern date, 1796, &c this lall word is not to be found, 

 but under the above legend the words BIBRRBR silber 

 (filver of the mine of Bibcr) ; and in lome pieces of 1 7 70, 

 the words ex VIBCERIBUS FODINJE bifbf.k (from the bowels 

 of the mine of Biber). The half and quarter rixdollars are- 

 marked xx 8T| &c. and 40 sr, &c. and under the coat ot 

 arms ; or ^ . 



The thaler or rixdollar of account has the head, name, 

 and title, as above ; reverfe, a liar with a lion in the centre, 

 and tl>e words virtutf, ET fidflitate, as before ; or the 

 arras of Heffe ; the legend, in both cafes, is tin thaler 

 (one thaler) ; and on the half piece, ein halber thaler, 

 U u 1 Tbr 



