Groschen - Ferdinand I

€105,414.00
IssuerHungary
Year1559-1562
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Groschen (Garas) (1⁄40)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight2.90 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#737, H#925
Obverse descriptionCrowned fourfold curved coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; in center chest shield Austrian bonds.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFER · D · G · EL · RO · IM · SAV · GER · HV · BO · R +
(Translation: Ferdinandus Dei gratia electus Romanorum imperator semper augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae rex - Ferdinánd by the grace of God, elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionCrowned Madonna with child in her right arm on a crescent divides mintmark
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· PATRONA · HVNGARIE · 1561 · K B
(Translation: Patroness of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1559 K - B - -
1560 K - B - -
1561 K - B - -
1562 K - B - -
Catalog ID3635439290
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