Madonna & Child Box: Virgin Mary and baby Jesus Silver Denar of Hungary (One-Coin Box)

Weight/Dimensions: 170.1 g | 4.25" L x 4.25" W x 1.5" H

Size: Box measures: 3.87" x 3.87"

Metal: Silver

Late Medieval Hungarian silver denar showing Mary, the patron saint of Hungary, with baby Jesus.

This coin was minted in Hungary from the late 1400's until the early 1600's.

Although constantly at war with the Ottoman Empire, Hungary was prosperous and maintained good silver coinage throughout the period. The

Madonna and Child motif was introduced during the reign of King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490). They are the first coins of Hungary to portray these images.

This religious design would become the signature design for Hungary's coins for several centuries - both a sign of piety and an act of

defiance toward the enemy Ottoman Turks. The complex Coat of Arms saw continuous change over several centuries. Finally, the Hapsburg King

Rudolph (1576-1608) combined the many variations into a single Coat of Arms.

The silver Hungarian denar coins features an image of the baby Jesus in the arms of the Madonna, the Patron Saint of Hungary, on the obverse, with the legend "Patrona Hungarie" surrounding. On the reverse is the Royal Coat of

Arms. Average size range: 15-16 mm, average weight range: 0.5-0.6 grams.

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