Wide Garas - Ferdinand I

€51,032.00
IssuerHungary
Year1559-1566
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Groschen (Garas) (1⁄40)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#736, H#924
Obverse descriptionVeiled Madonna with child in her right arm divides mintmark
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFER · D · G · EL · RO · IM · SAV · GER · HV · BO · R · K B
(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 descriptionFourfold curved coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; in center chest shield Austrian bonds. Inner line circle
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMONETA · NOVA · ANNO · DOMINI · 1560 ·
(Translation: New money of the year 1560)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1559 K - B - -
1560 K - B - -
1561 K - B - -
1562 K - B - -
1563 K - B - -
1564 K - B - -
1565 K - B - -
1566 K - B - -
Catalog ID5739861370
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