2 Ducats - Joseph I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1709
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Ducats (Dukát) (7)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold
Weight7.12 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1144, H#1559
Obverse descriptionStanding Monarch forward, looking right with scepter and orb in hand breaks through the inscription divides K B mintmark. There is no inner circle.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIOSEPH · D : G · R · I · S A · G · H · B · REX K B
(Translation: Josephus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Rex - Joseph, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Hungary.)
Reverse descriptionRadiant crowned and glorified Madonna with scepter in the right hand, child on the left arm seated on crescent; crowned twofold Hungarian shield below. Date at the end of the inscription
Reverse script
Reverse letteringAR · AVS · D · BVR · MA MOR · CO · TYR · 1709
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1709 K B - -
Catalog ID3427972990
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