Hungary 2 Thalers - Ferdinand II, 1622 – 1636

2 Thalers from Hungary. Issued from 1622 to 1636. Struck in Silver (.882). Measures 0 mm and weighs 57.64 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 right 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 (Archidux Austriae, dux Burgundiae, marchio Moraviae, comes Tyrolis)

Edge

Smooth