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Ferdinand I of Habsburg (1503-1519-1564✟)
Country: Empire of Austria
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1554 (1530-1554)
Mint: Wien
Value: 3 Kreuzer (1/20)
Currency: Thaler (1520-1754)
Metal: Silver (.500)
Weight: 2 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Shape: Round (irregular)
Grade: VF35
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓ (3 o'clock ↑→)
References: Markl# 105-140, Schult# 4128
Obverse:
Crowned portrait without beard facing right in a beaded circle, of Ferdinand I of Habsburg. His titles around.
Lettering: FERDINAN•D•G•RO•VNG•BO•REX
Unabridged Latin legend:
Ferdinandus, Dei Gratia, Romanorum, Ungariae, Bohemiae Rex.
Translation:
Ferdinand, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans, Hungary, and Bohemia.
Reverse:
An eagle, head facing right, with halo, with the coat-of-arms of Austria. The legend incorporates the four end bits of a teutonic cross, with date at the end.
Lettering: INF-HI•AR-CHID-AVST•15-54
Unabridged Latin legend: Infans Hispaniae, Archidux Austriae.
Translation: Child of Spain, Archduke of Austria.
Edge:
Smooth.
Mint:
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
Comments:
Ferdinand I was son of the Spanish king and brother of Charles V. He was Holy Roman Emperor only after 1558, but king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, and elected King of the Romans in 1531.
Many variants for the legend and the punctuation.
Riferimento : Markl# 105-140, Schult# 4128
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4...
Collezione : Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire of Habsburg & German Empire