1/2 Thaler - Leopold V
| Issuer | Upper Alsace, Landgraviate of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1626 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1425-1634) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 13.8 g |
| Diameter | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#266, MT#610, KLEM#292-296 |
| Obverse description | Half-length crowned and armoured figure facing right holding sceptre at right hand. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLDVS D G ARCH DVX AVSTR |
| Reverse description | Crowned composite arms in a beaded circle, legend around. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | DVX BURGVNDI COMES TIROLIS |
| Edge | |
| Mint | |
| Mintage |
ND (1626) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 1855102250 |
| Additional information |
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Historical Context: This 1/2 Thaler was struck in 1626 under Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, a pivotal figure during the early Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). As Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg, and Count of Tyrol, Leopold was a prominent Habsburg prince. Upper Alsace, a strategic