Hungary 30 Kreuzers - Charles III, 1739 – 1740

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 20 Poltura
Year 1739 – 1740
Ruler Charles VI (Karl VI) (1711–1740)
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Weight (g) 2.66
Demonetized Yes

Description

20 Poltura from Hungary. Issued from 1739 to 1740. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 2.66 g.

Obverse
Laureate curly wigged bust breaks inscriptions on the top and on the bottom. Inscription around - without an inner pearl circle - starts on the left. (Carolus VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hispaniarum, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex -
Charles VI by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hispania, Hungary and Bohemia.)
Reverse
Radiant crowned and glorified Madonna standing on a crescent with the child and orb on her right arm, scepter in the left breaks into inscription - without pearl circle. K B mintmark divided, face value (30) in cartouche below. (Protector of the Kingdom of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1740 KB 67%
1739 KB 50%

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