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15 Kreuzers - Leopold I Vienna

Issuer Austrian Empire
Year 1683-1696
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Draped bust of Emperor Leopold I facing right, wearing a long flowing curly wig in the Baroque manner, set within an inner beaded circle; the top of the bust and wig breaks through the circle and interrupts the surrounding legend. Below the bust, the denomination XV is displayed in Roman numerals within a shaped cartouche or frame. The legend, commencing at 12 o'clock, reads LEOPOLDVS D G R I S A GE H BO REX, an abbreviation of Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus, Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiaeque Rex.
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Reverse description Double-headed imperial eagle displayed, each head crowned, with a composite shield on the breast bearing the arms of Austria and Burgundy. The whole is contained within an inner beaded circle, and the imperial crown at the top of the eagle divides the date. The encircling legend, commencing at 12 o'clock, reads ARCHIDVX AVSTRIÆ DVX BVR CO TYR, an abbreviation of Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Comes Tyrolis. The mint mark MWM appears in the field or is absent on some issues.
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