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5 Thalers - Ferdinand III
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1651-1654 |
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| Diameter | 47 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Emperor Ferdinand III facing right, with broad falling curls, a necklace, and the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended at the chest. The imperial legend encircles the effigy; behind the neck in the field appears a crowned twofold Hungarian shield. To the right of the bust, the Madonna standing on a crescent is depicted as a secondary device within the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINAND III · D : G · RO · I · S · AVG · GER HV · BOH · REX · (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.) |
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Ferdinand III ruled Hungary as part of the broader Habsburg hereditary lands, but Hungarian coinage required separate authorization from the Hungarian Diet — a constitutional distinction the Habsburgs resented and repeatedly tried to circumvent. Multi-thaler pieces of this weight were not struck for circulation; they functioned as presentation gifts and diplomatic currency, distributed at court or given to military commanders. The Kremnitz mint, which struck the overwhelming majority of Hungarian silver, produced these large multiples in small and irregular quantities across the four-year span of this issue.
The Davenport reference places this among the larger Habsburg multiple thalers, a category where survivors in any condition are genuinely scarce.