Thaler - Ferdinand I

€51,031.00
IssuerHungary
Year1555-1556
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight28.82 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#721, H#914
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right with shouldered scepter in right hand, a short mace in left. Striped 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 descriptionIn a shield, 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. Above crowned Madonna with child on right arm, scepter in left hand. Mintmark on both sides within inner pearl circle
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringINF · HISPA · ARCHIDV · AVSTRI · DVX · BVR · 1556 ·
(Translation: Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae - Crown Prince of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1555 K - B - -
1556 K - B - -
Catalog ID8867154440
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