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Hungary, Ferdinand III, ducat, 1650

Also known as: Hongarije, Ferdinand III, dukaat,1650

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1650

Gold coin. Obverse: between the letters K and B [= Kremnitz], the crowned ruler, standing, holding an orb in his left hand and a sceptre in his right hand. Reverse: within a halo of rays, the Madonna and Child, below which a coat of arms. Date at the end of the legend. Small, later pierced hole in flan. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1331; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.39 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
gold (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.1 cm x weight 3.39 g

Design

Obverse
between the letters K and B [= Kremnitz], the crowned ruler, standing, holding an orb in his left hand and a sceptre in his right hand.
Reverse
within a halo of rays, the Madonna and Child, below which a coat of arms. Date at the end of the legend. Small, later pierced hole in flan.

Identification

Original title
Hongarije, Ferdinand III, dukaat,1650
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-1331
Museum classification
coin

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Catalogue references

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