Hungary 5 Ducats - Leopold I, 1675

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Ducats
Year 1675
Ruler Leopold I (1657–1705)
Composition Gold
Shape Round
Weight (g) 17.5
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Ducats from Hungary. Issued in 1675. Struck in Gold. Measures 0 mm and weighs 17.5 g.

Obverse
1/2 Thaler design and size Laureate head with straight long hair facing right cutting through inner pearl circle at the bottom, breaking inscription (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
Radiant crowned and glorified Madonna seated on a crescent breaking through inner pearl circle divides date on the top. Below crowned twofold Hungarian shield breaks inscription, on both sides, also in a shield mint symbols of a castle and letters CG intertwined (Protector of Hungary)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1675 

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