1/2 Thaler - Ferdinand I

€105,357.00
IssuerHungary
Year1553
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight14.41 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)Kristof Füessl
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#723, H#916
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.
Obverse script
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 script
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)
Mintage1553 K - B - -
Catalog ID6818845710
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