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1 Thaler - Leopold I Hall
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1679-1686 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | LEOPOLDVS D G ROM IMP S A G H B REX |
| Reverse description | Composite heraldic shield bearing the dynastic arms of the Habsburg territories, surmounted by an elaborate imperial crown that divides the date above. At the centre of the composite arms appears the small inescutcheon of Tyrol, reflecting the mint location at Hall in Tyrol. The legend in Latin majuscules runs around the periphery, enumerating the emperor's territorial titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Count of Tyrol. |
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Leopold I's thalers from the Hall mint span one of the most turbulent decades in Habsburg history — the years bracketing the 1683 Ottoman siege of Vienna, during which the imperial court fled the city and the mint at Hall in Tyrol became critically important as a functioning production center well out of reach of Kara Mustafa's army. The Dav EC II#3241 designation places this within Davenport's exhaustive European Crown classification, a reference that remains the field standard for this series.
Hall's output for this period is notable for inconsistent die alignment, a persistent characteristic of the mint rather than individual striking failures.