Maximilian II was the ruler of the Austrian Habsburg Empire between 1564 and 1576. He was the first Habsburg ruler who had already received a Hungarian education. Maximilian was born in 1527 as the second son of Emperor Ferdinand and Princess Anna Jagielló. At this time, it became a tradition to send younger boys to become priests, so Maximilian's fate was no different from the others. However, when his father died in 1564, he inherited the imperial throne. During his reign, the empire and Hungary were also undergoing transformation. He tried to modernize the country's economy and centralize the state administration. He founded an institution called the Hungarian Chamber, whose task was to manage the finances of the empire. He also supported the development of the church and the arts. By the end of his reign, the spread of the Protestant Reformation and the constant threat of the Turks made the emperor feel insecure. Inheritance wars and military expenses exhausted the country's finances, and the Ottomans increasingly expanded within the boundaries of the monarchy. His personal life was complicated. His wife, Maria, was a Holy Roman Empress. They had 15 children, only 8 of them reached adulthood. Maximilian's reign ended in 1576 with his death. His son Rudolf succeeded him on the throne.

II. Miksa (1527-1576) was an Austrian archduke and Czech king who ruled in the second half of the 16th century. II. Miksa mainly minted silver coins, which were used in the commercial activities of the time. Among the currencies of the time, the best known was the thaler. The thaler was a larger silver coin that was accepted in the Habsburg Empire and other European countries. Silver thalers were characterized by a portrait of the king or archduke on the blade and a coat of arms or other symbol on the back. The coins often contained texts that bore the year or other important characteristics of the ruler. II. During Miksa's period, in addition to thalers, he minted other smaller coins, such as half thalers or quarter thalers. These smaller coins usually had the same designs as the larger coins, but were smaller in size and of a higher value. However, the spread of the thalers was not limited to the Austrian Empire and Bohemia, they were used in other European countries as well, and the international trade standard adopted in the 16th century was a tool. II. The coins issued during the reign of the Hungarian King Miksa (1558-1576) include gold forints, silver-filled coins, and copper coins.