15 Kreuzers - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1674-1696
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value15 Kreuzers (Krajcár) (1/8)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight5.70 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1068, H#1441, H#1442, H#1443, KM#192
Obverse descriptionLeopold looking right, younger portrait, curly wig with laurent; denomination (XV)below in circle
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDVS · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · REX
(Translation: Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Leopold, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia.)
Reverse descriptionSeated radiant Madonna with child in a mandorla. Lettering in pearlring, below small Hungarian shield in the middle, castle on a shield next to it on the right, crescent on a shield next to it to the left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRONA · HVNGARIÆ · 16 74 ·
(Translation: Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1674  - EH1068a (castle and crescent, but no mint mark) -
1675  - EH-1068a (castle and crescent, but no mint mark) -
1676  - EH1068a (castle and crescent, but no mint mark) -
1695 C-H - EH1068b (no castle, no crescent, C-H mintmark) Pressburg mint -
1696 C-H - EH1068b (no castle, no crescent, C-H mintmark) Pressburg mint -
1696 C-H - EH1068c (C and S on shields instead of castle and crescent) -
Catalog ID7382689840
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