5 Florins - Ferdinand III

€173,465.00
IssuerHungary
Year1639-1640
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Florins (Forint) (17.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.990)
Weight17.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#923, ÉH#922A, H#1214
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust facing right with necklace; in the legend behind the neck crowned twofold Hungarian shield, on the right Madonna on a crescent.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringFERDINAND : III• D • G • RO • I • S • AV • GER • HV • BOH • REX V
(Translation: Ferdinandus III. Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex - Ferdinand III., 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.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHID • AV • DV • BV • MA • MO • CO • TYR • 1639 • K B
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1639 K - B - ÉH#9222A - Value indication as `V` on obverse at the nose of the Monarch -
1640 K - B - ÉH#923 -
Catalog ID9440343780
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