Hungary 4 Thalers - Ferdinand III, 1641 – 1658

4 Thalers from Hungary. Issued from 1641 to 1658. Struck in Silver. Measures 46 mm and weighs 115.1 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

Edge

Smooth