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1/2 Silver Leopold - Leopold I
| Issuer | Lorraine, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1724-1725 |
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| Value | 1/2 Silver Leopold (1.7) |
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| Reverse description | Centrally placed quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of Lorraine and Bar, with an escutcheon of Jerusalem overall on a bend, surmounted by a large ducal crown with fleurs-de-lis and arches topped by a cross. The shield displays the distinctive striped arms of Hungary (Lorraine), the fleurs-de-lis of Anjou (Bar), the cross and alérions of Lorraine, and the crosses of Jerusalem. A circular Latin motto legend surrounds the composition, with the date appearing to the left of the shield, all within a toothed border and milled edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | IN · TE · DOMINE SPERAVI · 1724 (Translation: I put my trust in you, Lord.) |
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Leopold I of Lorraine spent much of his reign navigating the impossible position of a duke whose territory sat between France and the Holy Roman Empire, owing allegiance to both and trusted by neither. His coinage program was correspondingly careful — French-influenced in style but issued under imperial authority, reflecting the diplomatic tightrope he walked until his death in 1729. The 1724–25 dating on this half silver suggests production across two fiscal years, a common practice at the Nancy mint when die preparation lagged behind demand.