Hungary ¼ Ducat - Joseph II, as co-ruler, 1777

¼ Ducat from Hungary. Issued in 1777. Struck in Gold (.986). Measures 0 mm and weighs 0.87 g.

Obverse

Laureate portrait facing right, legend around starts at 1 o'clock, mintmark below bust. ("IOSEPHVS II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Ierusalem Rex"
Joseph II by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany and Jerusalem)

Reverse

Crowned, double-headed imperial eagle with Habsburg Lorraine arms. Value (1/4) under the tail in vertical design divides mintmaster's mark (B V) Mintmaster's mark divided by tail feathers. Legend starts at 1 o'clock (Virtue and example)