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1235, Kingdom of Hungary, Bela IV. Medieval Uniface Silver Bracteate Coin. VF+

Condition: VF Reference: Huszar 191. Mint Period: 1235-1270  Denomination: Bracteate King: Bela IV. of Hungary Diameter: 13mm Weight: 0.22gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned and enthroned king, holding cross-topped orb and scepter. Letters (.B.) to right and left (.R<)   Reverse: Blank (as usual for this uniface bracteate issue).

Béla IV (Hungarian: IV. Béla), (29 November 1206 – 3 May 1270), King of Hungary (1235-1270) and of Croatia (as part of the Hungarian Kingdom) (1235-1270), duke of Styria between 1254-1258. One of the most famous kings of Hungary, distinguished himself through his policy of strenghtening of the royal power following the example of his grand father Bela III, and by the rebuilding Hungary after the catastrophy of the Mongolian invasion in 1241. For this reason was called by the Hungarians "the second founder of our country".