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10 Florins - Ferdinand II
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1635 |
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| Weight | 35.55851 g |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS · II · D · G · R · I · S · AVG · GER · HVN · BOH · REX * (Translation: Ferdinandus II. Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex - Ferdinand II., by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia.) |
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| Reverse lettering | ARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVRG · COMES · TYR · 1635 · N B |
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Ferdinand II died in February 1637, so this 1635 striking falls within the final years of his reign as Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary. The 10 Forint gold piece was among the highest-denomination Hungarian coins of the period, issued at a time when the Habsburgs were deeply enmeshed in the Thirty Years' War and reliant on Hungarian revenues to sustain campaigns on multiple fronts.
Pieces of this type survive in small numbers, most attributable to hoarding rather than withdrawal — the gold content alone made them worth preserving. The ÉH#881 attribution aligns this with Kremnitz (Körmöcbánya) mint production, Hungary's most prolific gold-striking facility throughout the Habsburg period.