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15 Kreuzers - Leopold I Graz

Issuer Habsburg Monarchy
Year 1661-1665
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Diameter 30 mm
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Obverse description Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Leopold I facing right, with long flowing hair and a small mustache, wearing armored shoulders. The denomination mark XV appears in the lower left field. The encircling legend reads LEOPOLDVS D G R I S A G H B REX, identifying the emperor by name and his royal titles, separated by dots. The portrait is rendered in the baroque style characteristic of Habsburg coinage of the mid-seventeenth century.
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Obverse lettering LEOPOLDVS.D.G.R. (XV) I.S.A.G.H.B.REX.
Reverse description Crowned Habsburg double-headed eagle displayed at center, its breast bearing the quartered imperial arms with the central escutcheon of Austria. The date is divided to either side of the crown at the top of the field. Below the eagle, a small heraldic shield is present. The encircling legend reads ARCHID AVS DVX BVRG STYRIAE, citing Leopold I's principal hereditary titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, and Duke of Styria. The overall composition follows the standard Habsburg provincial coinage type of the period.
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