Hungary ¼ Thaler - Leopold I, 1662 – 1665
Information
Country
Hungary
Currency
Thaler
(1526 – 1754)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
¼ Thaler
Year
1662 – 1665
Ruler
Leopold I
(1657–1705)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round
Weight (g)
7.25
Diameter (mm)
31
Demonetized
Yes
Description
¼ Thaler from Hungary. Issued from 1662 to 1665. Struck in Silver. Measures 31 mm and weighs 7.25 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate bust looking right, long straight hair, bust breaks through the ribbon Inscriptions around: on a ribbon 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 curved 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 on a ribbon (Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Marchio Moraviae, Comes Tyrolis - Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
- Edge
- Smooth
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