Hungary 5 Ducats - Ferdinand II, 1634 – 1637

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Ducats
Year 1634 – 1637
Ruler Ferdinand II (1619–1637)
Composition Gold (.986)
Shape Round
Weight (g) 17.5
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Ducats from Hungary. Issued from 1634 to 1637. Struck in Gold (.986). Measures 0 mm and weighs 17.5 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

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1637 K-B
1634 K-B

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