1 Ducat - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1691
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Ducat (Dukát) (3.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight3.55 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1001, H#1335
Obverse descriptionHungarian type ducat. Full size crowned standing Monarch facing front, looking right with orb in left hand and scepter in right divides mintmark. Very large design, crown and feet are touching the rim Inscription around in inner pearl circle
Obverse script
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDUS · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · REX C H
(Translation: Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Bohemiae Hungariae Rex - Leopold, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Bohemia, Hungary.)
Reverse descriptionCrowned and glorified radiant Madonna seated on a crescent with scepter in right hand, child sits on the left arm. Crowned twofold Hungarian shield below Inscription around in inner pearl circle,date at the end of lettering
Reverse script
Reverse letteringAR · AV ·DVX · BV · M · MO · CO · TY · 1691 ·
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia, Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintCH
Bratislava / Preßburg / Pozsony,Slovakia
Mintage1691 C H - -
Catalog ID6040024880
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