© Óvári Ferenc- Ferdinánd körmöcbányai tallérjainak változatai
© Óvári Ferenc- Ferdinánd körmöcbányai tallérjainak változatai
Thaler - Ferdinand I
1553 year| Silver (.894) | 28.82 g | 43 mm |
| Issuer | Hungary |
|---|---|
| King | Ferdinand I (I. Ferdinánd) (1526-1564) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1553 |
| Value | 1 Thaler (Tallér) |
| Currency | Thaler (1526-1754) |
| Composition | Silver (.894) |
| Weight | 28.82 g |
| Diameter | 43 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#44249 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Curved 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
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INF · 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
Engraver: Kristof Füessl
Edge
Plain
Comment
C3-18Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) mint - Bernhard Beheim
Only 1553 Tallér has the angel faces, hence it was nicknamed as "Angel Tallér"
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin Thaler - Ferdinand I 1553 from Hungary made of Silver (.894) weighing 28.82 g is that it was used as a means of payment for the common people, while the nobility used gold coins. This coin was also used in trade and commerce, and its value was equivalent to 30 silver denars.
