| 12-Ducat Piece
of Laslo VI (II) of Hungary (1490-1516)
1506
Gold diameter 42.5 mm, weight 41.48 g
The obverse bears a depiction of St Ladislas on horseback. On the reverse is
the Hungarian coat-of-arms and an inscription that makes it possible
to identify the place of minting and the name of the craftsman -
Hans Thurzo, who leased the mint in Kremnitza in 1496-1508. This
was one of the first Hungarian coins produced in imitation of the
thalers, but in gold.
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