Hungary 5 Ducats - Leopold I, 1667 – 1670
Information
Country
Hungary
Currency
Thaler
(1526 – 1754)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Ducats
Year
1667 – 1670
Ruler
Leopold I
(1657–1705)
Composition
Gold
Shape
Round
Weight (g)
17.5
Diameter (mm)
36.2
Demonetized
Yes
Description
5 Ducats from Hungary. Issued from 1667 to 1670. Struck in Gold. Measures 36.2 mm and weighs 17.5 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate and draped with heavy curly wig bust right breaks through inner pearl circle. Crowned twofold Hungarian coat of arms and madonna with child inserted into the inscription Date under the shoulder (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) bended 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
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