Hungary ¼ Thaler - Leopold I, 1662 – 1665

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Hungary 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

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1665 K B
1664 K B
1662 K B

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