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1/4 Thaler - Leopold V
| Issuer | Upper Alsace, Landgraviate of |
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| Year | 1627-1630 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1425-1634) |
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| Obverse description | Armoured half-length effigy of Archduke Leopold V facing right, wearing a plumed helmet and elaborately engraved cuirass with gorget, his right hand resting on a sword hilt. The figure is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the armour. A circular Latin legend runs along the inner border, separated from the effigy by a beaded inner rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLDVS D G ARCHI DVX AVSTRIÆ |
| Reverse description | Crowned complex heraldic shield of Austrian and associated territories displayed on a flat-topped cartouche, featuring quartered arms with the Habsburg eagle and lion among other charges. The shield is surmounted by an imperial crown with elaborate scroll work. A continuous Latin legend encircles the design, separated from the border by a beaded inner rim. |
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