Hungary 10 Ducats - Leopold I, 1665 – 1675

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 10 Ducats
Year 1665 – 1675
Ruler Leopold I (1657–1705)
Composition Gold
Shape Round
Weight (g) 35.5585
Demonetized Yes

Description

10 Ducats from Hungary. Issued from 1665 to 1675. Struck in Gold. Measures 0 mm and weighs 35.56 g.

Obverse
Laureate and draped with long straight haired bust right stays within the inner pearl circle. Crowned twofold Hungarian coat of arms and madonna with child inserted into the inscription Year below the bust (Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex -
Leopold, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia.)
Reverse
Crowned imperial eagle in inner circle, K B divided by eagle's tail. Crowned fourfold (Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion - Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion) coat of arms in U shape cartouche Uncrowned Austrian and Burgundian coat of arms in center shield (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1675 K B ÉH#957B - year at the end of description
1668 K B H#1271
1666 K B H#1270 - no center shield
1665 K B H#1269

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