15 Kreuzers - Leopold I

€2.00
IssuerHungary
Year1696
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value15 Kreuzers (Krajcár) (1/8)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1070, H#1446
Obverse descriptionSmaller laureate portrait in armour looking right, with long curly wig, bust breaks through the pearl circle Face value (XV) in an oval cartouche below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDUS · D · G · R · I · S · A · GE · HV · BO · REX (XV)
(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 without a mandorla divides mintmark Lettering in pearlring, below small Hungarian shield in the middle, Date is divided above
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRONA · HVNGARIÆ · 16 96 · C M
(Translation: Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
MintCM
Košice / Kassa, Slovakia
Mintage1696 C M - -
Catalog ID9245494240
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