2 Thalers - Leopold I

€189,089.00
IssuerHungary
Year1691
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Thalers (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1009, H#1356
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped with curly wig, bust right cuts through the inner pearl circle. Crowned twofold Hungarian coat of arms and madonna with child inserted into the inscription
Obverse script
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDVS · D · G · RO · I · S · AVG · GER · HV · BO · 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 descriptionCrowned imperial eagle in inner circle, crown divides date, K B divided by eagle`s tail. Crowned fourfold (Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion - Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion) coat of arms in U shape cartouche Uncrowned Austrian and Burgundian coat of arms in center shield
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVR · MAR · MOR · CO · TY · 16 91 K B
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1691 K B - -
Catalog ID2085789190
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