11/2 Thaler - Ferdinand I

€105,325.00
IssuerHungary
Year1554
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value11/2 Thaler (Tallér) (1.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight43.20 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#718, H#911
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right with shouldered scepter in right hand, a short mace in left. Flowered armour.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringFERDINAND · D · G · ROM · HVN · BOE · DAL · C · REX ¤
(Translation: Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Romanorum Hungariae Bohemiae Dalmatiae Croatiae Rex - Ferdinánd, by the grace of God, King of the Romans, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia)
Reverse descriptionIn a shield, glorified one-headed eagle with open wings, on chest fourfold coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In center chest shield Austrian bonds. Above crowned Madonna with child on right arm, scepter in left hand. Mintmark on both sides within inner pearl circle
Reverse script
Reverse letteringINF · HISPA · ARCHIDV · AVSTRI · DVX · BVR · 1554 ·
(Translation: Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae - Crown Prince of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1554 K - B - -
Catalog ID6929071370
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