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½ Thaler - Leopold I Breslau
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1692 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Leopold I facing right, rendered in high relief in the Baroque style, with long flowing curly hair falling over the shoulder. The emperor wears armour partially covered by a richly draped mantle. A beaded inner circle frames the effigy, with the circular Latin legend distributed around the periphery reading LEOPOLDVS D G ROM IMP SEM AVG GER H E B REX. |
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| Mintage | 1692 |
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Leopold I struck coinage from Breslau — the Silesian mint operating under imperial authority — during a period when the city remained a critical financial hub for funding the ongoing wars against the Ottomans. The 1692 date falls squarely within the aftermath of the relief of Vienna in 1683, when imperial coffers were under sustained pressure and regional mints like Breslau were pushed hard to maintain silver output. Silesian mining revenue, particularly from the Sudeten foothills, fed directly into this production.
KM# 612.1 distinguishes the Breslau striking from contemporaneous Leopold half thalers of other imperial mints — a distinction that matters, as die quality and silver fineness varied meaningfully between facilities.