Obverse: IOHAN. SECVN. D. G. R. VNG. 1557. denar
Iohannes secundus Dei gratia rex Ungariae 1557 (16 mm)
John II King of Hungary by God's grace 1557 (0,48 g)
Reverse: PATRONA – VNGARIE (silver)
Patrona Hungariae
The patroness of Hungary
Coat of arms on obverse: quartered shield with a smaller shield. Quartered shield, field 1: Hungarian stripes; field 2: Hungarian double cross; field 3: Dalmatia; field 4: Bohemia. In the smaller shield the Zápolya wolf.
Text by Ferenc Soós. Photograph by Ferenc Soós and Péter Szántó.
Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Éremtára, Budapest