Hungary: 1550-KB silver denar of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Numista-10702.

Obverse: coat of arms, * FERDINAND · D · G · R · VNG * 1550 ("Ferdinand, by the grace of God, King of Hungary").

Reverse: crowned Madonna with child in her right arm divides mintmark, PATRONA * * VNGARIE ("Patroness of Hungary").

Kremnica mint (K-B mintmark).

Fun early-dated silver and a decent example of this often crudely-struck issue.  The date is clearly visible on the flan, and the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus have clear faces (although Mary looks a bit elderly in the unflattering portrait of her here).

Ferdinand I was King of Hungary from 1526 to 1564, and later Holy Roman Emperor.

Ex-eBay, January, 2024.

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