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Florin - János Zsigmond and Izabella
| Issuer | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Year | 1558 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned figure of the Virgin Mary (Madonna) seated facing, holding the Christ Child on her left knee, rendered in the Hungarian florin tradition. The figure is depicted within a beaded inner circle, with drapery rendered in fine relief. A partial Latin legend surrounds the composition, reading along the outer border with the name IOANNES SIGISMUNDUS (abbreviated), referencing the young king János Zsigmond. The overall style follows the late medieval Hungarian gold florin type. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Izabella Jagiellon reclaimed the Transylvanian throne in 1556 after years of forced exile in Poland — the result of Habsburg pressure that had compelled her to surrender the crown to Ferdinand I in 1551. This florin, struck two years after her return, was issued jointly in her name and that of her son János Zsigmond, then a minor, a dynastic pairing that reinforced legitimacy through both maternal regency and hereditary claim simultaneously.
The Resch reference spanning five catalog numbers reflects documented die variation across the 1558 output rather than distinct types.