Florin - Ferdinand I

Features

Issuer Hungary
King Ferdinand I (I. Ferdinánd) (1526-1564)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1559-1565
Value 1 Florin (Forint) (3.5)
Currency Thaler (1526-1754)
Composition Gold (.990)
Weight 3.555850 g
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
71686
References ÉH# 717,
Emil Unger; 1997. Magyar Éremhatározó / Kötet 1. 1000-1540. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary.
And 2 more volumes.
H# 896,
Huszár Lajos; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn. Battenberg, Munich, Germany.
Fr# 48
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States.

Obverse

Crowned Madonna seated on a crescent, with child in her right arm; below Austrian bond in shield; in pearl circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FER · D · G · EL · RO · IM · S · AV · GER · HV · BO · R

Translation:
Ferdinandus Dei gratia electus Romanorum imperator semper augustus Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae rex -
Ferdinánd by the grace of God, elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia

Reverse

Standing crowned King with long light barde in right hand, orb in left hand close to body, cuts through inner line circle

Script: Latin

Lettering:
S * LADISLAVS * * REX * 1562 *
K B

Translation: Sanctus Ladislaus Rex - Saint László King

Edge

Smooth

Mint

KB Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)

Comments

C.III.: 2
Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) mint - Mint Chamber Count, Bernhard Beheim

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1559 K - B
1560 K - B
1561 K - B
1562 K - B Photo $ 1800
1563 K - B
1564 K - B
1565 K - B

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Bullion value: USD 248.41 Search tips
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Florin - Ferdinand I
Katz
Jubilee Auction 100
Lot 160
Internet Archive
23 Nov 2023 1562 K - B XF USD 1619.85
(EUR 1501.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Florin - Ferdinand I
Katz
Auction 92
Lot 37
Internet Archive
15 Aug 2023 1562 K - B XF USD 1888.56
(EUR 1750.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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