Hungary ½ Thaler - Leopold I, 1659 – 1661

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary Hungary
Currency Thaler (1526 – 1754)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Thaler
Year 1659 – 1661
Ruler Leopold I (1657–1705)
Composition Silver
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1659 to 1661. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 0 g.

Obverse
Laureate bust looking right, short straight hair, bust with a plain collar remains within the inner pearl circle Twofold crowned Hungarian shield and Madonna with child symbols breaks the inscription around (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
Under the imperial crown, double-headed eagle holding sword and scepter with fourfold curved coat of arms (Hungarian Árpád stripes, Bohemian lion, Bohemian lion, Árpád stripes) with a center chest-shield of Austrian bonds and Burgundian stripes. Mintmark at the feet of eagle Date at the end of the legend (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1661 K B v
1660 K B
1660 K B v
1659 K B
1659 K B v

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