72 Kreuzers / Imperial Thaler - Ferdinand I

€105,353.00
IssuerHungary
Year1556
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight31.18 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#722, H#915
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right with shouldered scepter in right hand, a short mace in left. Striped armour.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringFERDINAND · D · G · ROM · HVN · BOE · DAL · C · REX ¤
(Translation: Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Romanorum Hungariae Bohemiae Dalmatiae Croatiae Rex - Ferdinánd, by the grace of God, King of the Romans, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia)
Reverse descriptionFree standing, glorified one-headed eagle with open wings, on chest fourfold coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In center chest shield Austrian bonds; divides mintmark Below is a large orb with a cross, within value: 72
Reverse script
Reverse letteringINF · HISPA · ARCHI DV · AVST · DVX · BVR · 15 * 56 · K B 72
(Translation: Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae - Crown Prince of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1556 K - B - -
Catalog ID3009318540
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