Hungary ½ Thaler - Ferdinand II, 1620 – 1637

½ Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1620 to 1637. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 35 mm and weighs 14.41 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 II. Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex -
Ferdinand II., 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

Edge

Smooth