Austria 100 Schilling Silver Coin 1991 King Rudolf I of Habsburg
Obverse: Rudolph I seated on throne flanked by figures kneeling, value at bottom
Reverse: Half-length figure of Rudolph I, facing
Edge Description: Reeded
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 20.0000g
ASW: 0.5787oz
Diameter: 34mm
The representation in medieval style depicts Rudolf on the throne, in his hands the scepter and the shield of Austria. Beside him, his sons, later to become Albert I. and Rudolf II., Which are invested with the Duchy of Austria and the Duchy of Styria and the Carniola.
The Habsburg king with scepter and orb. So it shows the grave slab in the crypt of the Romanesque Imperial Cathedral of Speyer. A coronation as emperor by the Pope never took place.
Rudolf I of Germany
Rudolf I (also known as Rudolf of Habsburg) (German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin: Rudolphus, Czech: Rudolf Habsburský) (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. Rudolf was the first of the count-kings, so-called by the historian Bernd Schneidmüller.
He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg dynasty to a leading position among the Imperial feudal dynasties. Originally a Swabian count, he was the first Habsburg to acquire the duchies of Austria and Styria, territories that would remain under Habsburg rule for more than 600 years and would form the core of the Habsburg Monarchy.