1 Groshen - Matyáš Korvín

€72,443.00
IssuerJägerndorf, Duchy of
Year1477-1490
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Garas (1⁄16)
CurrencyGroschen
CompositionSilver
Weight2.48 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) H#736, Kop#5788
Obverse descriptionCoat of arms of the king inside pearled ring. Escutcheon divided in four quarter fields: Árpádian stripes, Bohemian rampant lion with crown, Lower Lusatian bull and Lower Silesian golden eagle. Centre shield with the Corvinus family raven with a ring in its beak.
Obverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Obverse lettering+mAThIAS·PRImVS·D·G·R·BOhEMIE
(Translation: Mathias Primus Dei Gratia Rex Bohemiae (Mathias the First, by the Grace of God, King of Bohemia))
Reverse descriptionMadonna sitting with a veil on her head, holding infant Jesus in her right arm, mint-mark in the fields on each side
Reverse scriptLatin (uncial)
Reverse letteringGROSSVSCARnOVIEnSIS I S
(Translation: Grossus Carnoviensis (Gross of Carnovia)  `Carnoviensis` refers to Carnovia, the latin name of the city of Krnov, the seat of the Duchy of Jägerndorf)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1477-1490) I-S - -
Catalog ID9551521510
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