1 Thaler - Ferdinand I

Ferdinand I's Silesian thalers span nearly his entire reign as King of Bohemia, a tenure that began with his election in 1526 following the death of Louis II at Mohács. The Royal Mint of Silesia operated under considerable administrative pressure during these decades — Ferdinand was simultaneously managing the Ottoman threat on Hungary's eastern frontier, suppressing Protestant movements across his territories, and consolidating Habsburg control over a region that had only recently passed to the dynasty.

The Davenport reference EC I#8051 groups a long emission across multiple die marriages. Collectors working this series seriously distinguish issues by the Breslau mint's evolving punch work through the 1540s and 1550s.