Hungary ½ Thaler - Leopold I, 1688

½ Thaler from Hungary. Issued in 1688. Struck in Silver. Measures 38 mm and weighs 14.35 g.

Obverse

Laureate bust looking right, narrower long curly-windy hair, bust breaks through the inscription Inscriptions within a pearl circle Hungarian shield and Madonna with child break 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 mintmark is 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 Legend is within a pearl circle (no ribbon) (Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Marchio Moraviae, Comes Tyrolis - Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)

Edge

Smooth