Florin - John Hunyadi
Features
| Issuer |
Hungary
 |
|---|---|
| Governor |
John Hunyadi (János Hunyadi) (1446-1453)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1446 |
| Value | 1 Florin (Forint) |
| Currency | Florin (1310-1540) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 88463 |
| References | ÉH# 482 Emil Unger. Magyar Éremhatározó. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary (3 volumes). Lajos Huszár; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn: von 1000 bis heute = Hungary Coin Catalog. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes). |
Obverse
Fourfold coat of arms: twice Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, the Hunyadi raven holding a goldring in peak; within pearl circle
Lettering: + IOHAnES • D • h W R • VnGARIE • GV •
Reverse
St. Ladislaus standing facing, an axe in his right hand and an orb in his left; an "n" and shield on either side (mintmark)
Lettering: • S • LADISL | AVS • REX •
Translation: Saint László King
Edge
Plain
Comments
This issue is very scarce, having only been produced for perhaps six months to a year after Johann's election as regent for Ladislaus V in June of 1446. Ladislaus would remain a prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich III until 1452, the year before Johann relinquished his regency. Hunyadi spent most of his career warding off the advances of the Ottoman Empire. While defeated at the Battle of Varna and the second Battle of Kosovo, Hunyadi was ultimately successful. The apex of his struggle was his victory at the Siege of Belgrade in 1456. He died of a plague that broke out in his encampment just weeks after breaking the siege.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1446) n - shield | pointed shield | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1446) n -shield | rounded shield | ||||||||||||||
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