Thaler - Ferdinand I

€44,249.00
IssuerHungary
Year1553
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight28.82 g
Dimensions43 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#719, H#912
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right with shouldered scepter in right hand, a short mace in left. The Tyrol shield on the right, within pearl circle. Flowered armour.
Obverse scriptLatin
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 descriptionCurved fourfold coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In center shield Austrian bonds. Above shield half-bodied Madonna, crowned and glorified with scepter in left hand and child on right arm. Two angel heads above at the side, K-B mintmark beolw at the sides
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringINF · HISPA · ARCHIDV · AVSTRIE · DVX · BVR · 1553 · K B
(Translation: Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae - Crown Prince of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
MintageND (1553) KB UP - modern copy -
1553 KB - -
Catalog ID4737988760
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