Hungary 1 Thaler - Ferdinand III, 1638 – 1659

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1 Thaler
Year 1638 – 1659
Ruler Ferdinand III (1627–1657)
Composition Silver (.875)
Shape Round
Alignment Variable alignment ↺
Weight (g) 28.8
Diameter (mm) 44
Thickness (mm) 2
Demonetized Yes

Description

1 Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1638 to 1659. Struck in Silver (.875). Measures 44 mm and weighs 28.8 g.

Obverse
Laureate bust facing right with wide curls, necklace and the ring of the order of the golden fleece; in the legend behind the neck crowned twofold Hungarian shield, on the rigth Madonna on a crescent. (Ferdinandus III. Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex -
Ferdinand III., by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia.)
Reverse
Under the imperial crown, double-headed eagle holding sword and scepter with fourfold curved coat of arms (Hungarian Árpád stripes, Bohemian lion, Bohemian lion, Árpád stripes) with a center chest-shield of Austrian bonds and Burgundian stripes. Mintmark at the feet of eagle (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage au unc Comment Frequency
1659 K-Bv — — — H#1242- posthumous issue
1658 K-Bv — € 520,00 — H#1242- posthumous issue
1657 K-B 365K — — H#1242
1656 K-B 390K — — H#1242
1655 K-B — — — H#1242
1654 K-B 385K — — H#1242
1653 K-B 367K — — H#1242
1652 K-B — — — H#1242
1651 K-B 305K — € 1700,00 H#1242
1650 K-B 281K — —
1649 K-B 261K — —
1648 K-B 140K — —
1647 K-B — — —
1646 K-B — — —
1645 K-B — — —
1644 K-B — — —
1643 K-B 30K — —
1642 K-B 29K — —
1641 K-B 59K — —
1640 K-B 24K — —
1639 K-B 13K — —
1638 K-B 22K — —

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