Austria 1/2 Thaler 1521-1564 Emperor Ferdinand I. PCGS AU53

Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 54802729

Grade: AU53

Nominal value: 1/2 Th

Year: 1521

Name: (1521-64) 1/2 Th Vienna Mint

Country: Austria

Major Variety: Vienna Mint

Catalog Number: PCGS 978379

PCGS Catalog Number: 978379

1521-1564, Austria, Emperor Ferdinand I. Silver 1/2 Thaler Coin. PCGS AU-53!

Mint Place: Vienna
Mint Period: 1521-1564
Denomination: 1/2 Thaler
Reference: MzA Seite 3, Markl.171.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as AU-53!
Material: Silver
Weight: 14.03gm
Diameter: 35mm 


Obverse: Crowned, bearded and armored half-length figure of Emperor Ferdinand I with elderly featueres right, holding scepter and sword. His titles as Emperor and King of Bohemia and Dalmatia around.
Legend: * FERDINAN . D : G . RO . HVNGA . BOHEM . DAL . REX

Reverse: Single-headed nimbate heraldic eagle with shield at chest, which is showing the coat-of-arms of Hungary & Bohemia and features and a small coat-of-arms of Vienna in the middle.
Legend: * INF . HISP . ARCHIDVX . AVST . DVX . BVRG . MA



Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid), Kingdom of Castile (now Spain), 10 March 1503 – Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), 25 July 1564) was a Central European monarch from the House of Habsburg. His titles from birth were Archduke of Austria, from his father, and Infante of Castile, León, Aragon and Navarre from his mother.