Royal Mint of Silesia 10 Ducats, 1670

10 Ducats from Royal Mint of Silesia. Issued in 1670. Struck in Gold. Measures 42 mm and weighs 34.47 g.

Obverse

Bust of Emperor Leopold I facing right, wearing long wig, laurel wreath, mantle over armour and Order of the Golden Fleece. (Leopold, by the grace of God, elected emperor of the Romans, eternal increaser (of the Realm), King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia.)

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms of Emperor Leopold I, divided into four fields, depicting striped coat of arms of Hungary and rampant lion of Bohemia; inner shield with the coat of arms of Austria and Burgundy; Order of the Golden Fleece around; supported by double-headed eagle holding sword in right claw and sceptre in left claw; crown above. (Archduke of Austria, duke of Burgundy and Silesia.)