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1/4 Ducat - Charles III
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy (Hungary) |
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| Year | 1738-1740 |
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| Value | 1/4 Ducat (Dukát) (⅞) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length crowned figure of Emperor Charles VI (Charles III of Hungary) standing facing, robed in imperial mantle and armour, holding an orb in the left hand and a sceptre raised in the right hand. The mint mark N·B (Nagybánya) appears divided in the field to either side of the figure. The surrounding legend is arranged in a circular inscription along the coin's periphery, rendered in Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROL : VI : D : G : R : I : S : A : G : H : H : B : R : (Translation: Carolus VI Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae, Hispaniarum, Hungariae, Bohemiae Rex - Charles VI by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hispania, Hungary and Bohemia.) |
| Reverse description | The Virgin Mary (Patrona Hungariae) depicted enthroned on clouds in half-length, the Christ Child seated on her left arm with a hand raised in blessing, both figures surrounded by a radiant glory or aureole of flames. Below, the Hungarian arms (a shield divided with the Árpád stripes and the apostolic double cross) surmounted by a crown serves as a base to the composition. The date, with the last two digits split to either side of the shield, appears in the lower field. A circular Latin legend identifying the subject runs along the periphery. |
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