5 Ducats - Ferdinand II

€283,162.00
IssuerHungary
Year1634-1637
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Ducats (Dukát) (17.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight17.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#A105, Fr#93, ÉH#883
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust facing right with wide curls, necklace and the ring of the order of the golden fleece; in the legend behind the neck crowned twofold Hungarian shield, on the rigth Madonna on a crescent.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFERDINAND • D • G • RO • IM • S • AV • GE • HV • 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.)
Reverse descriptionUnder the imperial crown, double-headed eagle holding sword and scepter with fourfold curved coat of arms (Hungarian Árpád stripes, Bohemian lion, Bohemian lion, Árpád stripes) with a center chest-shield of Austrian bonds and Burgundian stripes. Mintmark at the feet of eagle
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHID•AV•DV•BV•MA•MOR•CO•TYR•1637
Edge
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1634 K-B - -
1637 K-B - -
Catalog ID2477662590
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