Wide Garas Thick Strike - Ferdinand I

€105,392.00
IssuerHungary
Year1527-1537
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Groschen (Garas) (1⁄40)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight15.60 g
Dimensions27.4 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#734, H#922
Obverse descriptionVeiled Madonna with child in her right arm divides mintmark
Obverse script
Obverse lettering¤ FERDINANDI · D · G · R · VNGARIE ¤ K B
(Translation: Ferdinánd, by the grace of God, King of Hungary)
Reverse descriptionFourfold curved coat of arms: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion; in center chest shield Austrian bonds.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringMONETA · NOVA · ANNO · DOMINI · 1528 ·
(Translation: New money of the year 1528)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1527 K - B - -
1528 K - B - -
1535 K - B - -
1537 K - B - -
Catalog ID4161087820
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