Austrian Netherlands 2 Souverains - Leopold II, 1790 – 1792
Information
Country
Austrian Netherlands
Currency
Florin
(1744 – 1798)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
2 Souverains
Year
1790 – 1792
Ruler
Leopold I
(1790–1792)
Composition
Gold (.919)
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
11.06
Diameter (mm)
28
Demonetized
Yes
Description
2 Souverains from Austrian Netherlands. Issued from 1790 to 1792. Struck in Gold (.919). Measures 28 mm and weighs 11.06 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate bust right, mint mark below. (Leopold II, by God's grace ever exalted Emperor of the Romans, King of Germany, Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia.)
- Reverse
- Crowned oval shield with arms of Austria-Lorraine-Burgundy atop Burgundian cross, surrounded by collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Date at end of legend. (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Brabant, Count of Flanders)
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