Thaler - Ferdinand I


Silver (.894)	28.82 g	-

Description

Issuer	Hungary
King	Ferdinand I (I. Ferdinánd) (1526-1564)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1553-1556
Value	1 Thaler (Tallér)
Currency	Thaler (1526-1754)
Composition	Silver (.894)
Weight	28.82 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#51030
Rarity index	94%

Reverse

In 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

Script: Latin

Lettering: INF · HISPA · ARCHIDV · AVSTRI · DVX · BVR · 1554 ·

Translation:
Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae -
Crown Prince of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy

Engraver: Kristof Füessl

Edge

Plain

Comment

Körmöcbánya mint - Chamber Count, Bernhard Beheim

Variant 1555 with different lettering on reverse,madonna looks straight ahead, not on a baby.

Images of Stack's Bowers.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin Thaler - Ferdinand I 1553-1556 from Hungary made of Silver (.894) weighing 28.82 g is that it was used as a means of payment for the common people, but it was also used as a tool for propaganda by the ruling Habsburg dynasty. The coin features an image of Ferdinand I, the Holy Roman Emperor, on one side, and the Hungarian coat of arms on the other. This coin was minted during a time of great turmoil in Europe, when the Protestant Reformation was challenging the power of the Catholic Church, and the Habsburgs were struggling to maintain their control over their vast territories. Despite these challenges, the Thaler remained a widely accepted currency throughout Central Europe and played a significant role in facilitating trade and commerce in the region.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1554 K - B		-	-	-	-	-	-

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