1/4 Thaler - Ferdinand I

€36,862.00
IssuerHungary
Year1553-1556
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/4 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#726, H#920
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right with shouldered scepter in right hand, a short mace in left. 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 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 Coat of arms separates the K-B mintmark. Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) mint.  Variation in inscription: `ARCHIDV·AVSTRI·`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringINF · HISPA · ARCHID · AVSTRIE · DVX · BVR · 1555 · 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)
Mintage1553 K - B - Unicum in Hungarian National Museum -
1554 K - B - -
1555 K - B - -
1556 K - B - -
Catalog ID6335247190
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