1 Guldenthaler - Ferdinand I

Issuer Upper Alsace, Landgraviate of
Year 1563-1564
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Guldenthaler = 60 Kreuzer
Currency Thaler (1425-1634)
Composition Silver
Weight 28 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MB#A10, Markl#1920-1922, MT#558
Obverse description Portrait half size of Ferdinand I with beard, facing right, with sceptre and sword, holding an orb on the right with the value, in a double circle. Legend around for `Ferdinandus dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex`
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering FERD D G RO IMP S AVG GER HVNG BO REX
Reverse description Double headed eagle, heads with halos, with composite arms of Hungary and Bohemia, a small shield of Alsace at the centre, in a double circle. Legend around (starts 1h) for `Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Landgravius Alsatiae`. Date at end of legend.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering INF HISP ARCH AVST D BVR LAND ALSATIA
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (1563-1564) - -
Numisquare ID 5797248450
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