Coin of King John II 1
Obverse: IO. SECVN. D. G. ELEC. R. VN. 1560. gold florin
Iohannes secundus Dei gratia electus rex Ungariae (21 mm)
John II elected King of Hungary by God's grace (3,54 g)
Reverse: PATRONA – VNGARIE (gold)
Patrona Hungariae
The patroness of Hungary
Coat of arms on obverse: quartered shield with a wreath of leaves. Field 1 quartered: field 1/1: the Zápolya wolf; field 1/2: Hungarian double cross; field 1/3: Hungarian stripes; field 1/4: the Zápolya unicorn; field 2: Poland; field 3: Milan; field 4: D
Text by Ferenc Soós. Photograph by Ferenc Soós and Péter Szántó.
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Éremtára, Budapest