3 Kreuzers - Francis I of Lorraine, as co-ruler Posthumous

€317,404.00
IssuerHungary
Year1768-1773
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value3 Kreuzer (Krajczár) (1/20)
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian Florin (1754-1857)
CompositionBillon
Weight1.8 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1296.b, ÉH#1296.A, H#1816
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust facing right. The top of the head only slightly divides the legend starting at 8 o`clock. Mintmark and the serial letter of issue year below bust. Ducal titles are included in the inscription.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC · D · G · R · I · S · A · GE · IER · R · LO · B · M · H · D · B D
(Translation: Francis by the Grace of God Emperor of the Romans Always August King of Germany and Jerusalem Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Grand Duke of Tuscany.)
Reverse descriptionCrowned, double-headed imperial eagle with vaulted coat of arms of Lorraine and Toscana, the crown divides the legend above. Value in a frame below. Mintmasters` mark under talons.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIN TE DOMINE SPERAVI 1765 X 3 EVM D
(Translation: I put my hope in You, Lord.)
Edge
MintB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1765 (1768)  - 1765 BC (1768) -
1765 (1769)  - 1765 BD (1769) -
1765 (1770)  - 1765 BE (1770) -
1765 (1771)  - 1765 BF (1771) -
1765 (1772)  - 1765 BG (1772) -
1765 (1773)  - 1765 BH (1773); D.G.R.IMP.S.A. ... -
Catalog ID8346099700
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