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© Disha41754 (CC BY)
Medal - Imperial Coronation of Ferdinand IV in Regensburg
1653 year| Silver | 2.65 g | 24.5 mm |
| Location | Bishopric of Regensburg (German States) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Ferdinand III (1637-1657) |
| Type | Personality medals › Coronation and election medals |
| Year | 1653 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.65 g |
| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#215557 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Crown flanked by palm fronds above legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FERDINAND• IV•
HVG:ET•BÖH:REX.
CORON:IN•REGEN
ROMANORVM•
•XVIII•IVNY•
•MDCLIII•
Translation:
Ferdinand IV
King, of Hungary and Bohemia,
Crowned in Regensburg,
Of the Romans
18 June
1653
Edge
Plain
Comment
After the French attempted to modify the system of the election of King of the Romans, Emperor Ferdinand III made an opportunity of a recent decline in the prestige of France, and was able to install Ferdinand IV as King of the Romans, and de facto heir to the Holy Roman Empire. He was crowned in Ratisbon (Regensburg, present-day south-east Germany) on 18 June 1653 after gaining the position on 31 May 1653. However, Ferdinand IV unexpectedly died of smallpox in Vienna on 9 July 1654, and was later succeeded by his brother Leopold I as King of the Romans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_IV%2C_King_of_the_Romans
