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Florin - Sigismund
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1387-1401 |
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| Currency | Florin (1310-1540) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a quartered shield displaying the Árpád dynastic stripes (barry of eight) in the first and fourth quarters, and the Brandenburg eagle displayed in the second and third quarters. The heraldic composition is rendered in the Gothic style typical of late 14th-century Hungarian regal coinage. A circular Latin legend in uncial lettering surrounds the shield in the outer field. |
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| Obverse lettering | + SIGISMVnDI · D · G · R · VNGARIE (Translation: Zsigmond, by the grace of God, King of Hungary) |
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Sigismund of Luxembourg came to the Hungarian throne through his marriage to Mary of Anjou, and his early reign was anything but stable — he was captured by dissident barons in 1401 and held for several months, which effectively marks the terminus of this issue. The florins struck under his name during this period closely followed the Florentine weight and fineness standard that Hungary had maintained since Charles Robert introduced it in the 1320s, making Hungarian gold the most trusted trade coinage in central Europe.
ÉH#445 corresponds to the earlier emission; the transition to later types tracks administrative changes in the royal mint at Körmöcbánya.