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.