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Denier - Ferdinand I Curved Shield

 
Silver (.500) 0.58 g 14.15 mm
Description
Issuer
Hungary
King
Ferdinand I (I. Ferdinánd) (1526-1564)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1528-1559
Value
1 Denier (Denár) (1⁄360)
Currency
Thaler (1526-1754)
Composition
Silver (.500)
Weight
0.58 g
Diameter
14.15 mm
Thickness
0.5 mm
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#10702
Rarity index
17%

Reverse

Crowned Madonna with child in her right arm divides mintmark

Script: Latin

Lettering: PATRONA * * VNGARIE

Translation: Patroness of Hungary

Edge

Plain

Comment

ÉH#745a - H#935: K-B, Körmöcbánya (Kremnica)
ÉH#745b - H#937: B-H, errored mintmark from Körmöcbánya (Kremnica)
ÉH#745c - H#939: B*-K, Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) - Johannes Dobrawiczky, Bernhard Beheim
ÉH#745d - H#945: H-N, Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt) - var.: three dots around shield (1529)
ÉH#745e - H#955: N-S, Kosztajnica (Gvazdansko) - Nicolaus Serin, Chamber Count - probably minted by Miklós Zrinyi under royal licence
ÉH#745f - H#958: P-H, Pozsony (Pressburg, Bratislava) - János Haller, mint renter - three crosses around shield
ÉH#745g - H#960: anchor, uncertain mintmark
ÉH#745h - H#954: N-I, Nagybánya - Jacobus Italus, chamberman - might be a contemporary fake
ÉH#745i - H#944: H-B, Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) - crescent above shield
ÉH#745j - H#950: K-P, Körmöcbánya (Kremnica)
ÉH#745k - H#948: H-P, Nagyszeben (Hermannstadt) - Péter Váczy, Chamber Count
ÉH#745l - H#953: N-C, Nagybánya
ÉH#745m - H#935b: K- , uncertain mint

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin Denier - Ferdinand I (Curved Shield) 1528-1559 from Hungary made of Silver (.500) weighing 0.58 g is that it was minted during the reign of King Ferdinand I, who was the first king of Hungary and Bohemia, and later became the Holy Roman Emperor. This coin was part of the currency reform he implemented to standardize the coinage across his empire.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1528 K - B - - - - - -
1529 K - B - - - - - -
1530 K - B - - - - - -
1535 K - B - - - - - -
1536 K - B - - - - - -
1539 K - B - - - - - -
1540 K - B - - - - - -
1541 K - B - - - - - -
1542 K - B - - - - - -
1543 K - B - - - - - -
1544 K - B - - - - - -
1545 K - B - - - - - -
1546 K - B - - - - - -
1547 K - B - - - - - -
1548 K - B - - - - - -
1549 K - B - - - - - -
1550 K - B - - - - - -
1551 K - B - - - - - -
1552 K - B - - - - - -
1553 K - B - - - - - -
1554 K - B - - - - - -
1555 K - B - - - - - -
1557 K - B - - - - - -
1558 K - B - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for Denier - Ferdinand I (Curved Shield) 1528-1559 coin.