Ruprecht Pullacher († 1563), mint master, tax collector, and royal councillor. As mint master from 1544 until his death, he played a significant role in the minting of Jáchymov thalers. We find the first evidence of his activity in Linz, where he was appointed mint master of the local mint in 1534, having already served there as mint administrator for several years. In this new function, he enjoyed the great trust of King Ferdinand I, especially because he maintained contacts with the banking and noble family of the Fuggers. In 1544, Pullacher was appointed to Jáchymov as the successor to mint master Wolfgang Roll, with the support of Ferdinand I, who arranged for an extraordinary appointment decree. He minted coins in Jáchymov for almost 20 years. His mint mark was a bridle with a camel’s head, which also appeared on his coat of arms. From 1546, the Jáchymov mintings were marked with the year. He was a highly respected personality, whom Mathesius mentions several times in his work Sarepta. He is buried in the hospital church in Jáchymov, where his tombstone is the only one directly embedded in the stone floor of the hospital church, albeit without an inscription.
