(sold for $7.0)

1653, Regensburg (Free City), Ferdinand IV. Silver Coronation Medallet. VF-
A rare coronation showcoin of this brief one year rule!

Mint Year: 1653
Reference: Mont:844. R!
Condition: Pierced, otherwise VF.
Mint Place: Regensburg (Germany)
Engraver: Hieronymus Federer (HF)
Denomination: Coronation Medallet / Jeton
Diameter: 19mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 1.3gm

Obverse: Imperial scepter, topped by shining divine all-seeing-eye, scattering clouds. Banner with motto of the newly elected emperor in background, palm-sprays below.
Legend: PRO DEO ET POPVLO ("For God and the People")

Reverse: Imperial crown, flanked by palm-sprays above legend in five lines and date (.1.6.5.3.)
Legend: FERDINAD : IV . / HVG : ET . BOHE : / REX . CORON : IN / REG : ROMAN : / XVIII . IVNY / . 1 . 6 . 5 . 3 .

Ferdinand IV (September 8, 1633 – July 9, 1654) was King of the Romans, King of Hungary, and King of Bohemia. He was born in Vienna, the eldest son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Maria Ana of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. He was an older brother of Mariana of Austria and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was made King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary in 1647, and was elected King of the Romans (future ruler of the Holy Roman Empire) on May 31, 1653, and crowned at Ratisbon (Regensburg) on June 18 of the same year. He died in Vienna, predeceasing his father, leaving his younger brother, the future Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, as heir.

Only 1$ shipping for each additional item purchased!