3 Sols - Leopold II

€1.00
IssuerLuxembourg
Year1790
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Sols (3⁄20)
CurrencySol (?-1795)
CompositionBillon (.382 silver)
Weight2.45 g
Dimensions20.8 mm
Thickness1.02 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean-Baptiste Wurschbauer
In circulation to
Reference(s) L#260-1, Weiller#250, Vanhoudt#881, KM#16, BV#261
Obverse descriptionCrowned Luxembourg escutcheon with a lion with a forked tail, rampant to the left on a field of ten pieces, surrounded by legend and an outer girdle.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOP•II•D•G•HV•BO•REX•DVX•LVXEMB•
(Translation: Léopold • II • Dei • Gratia • Hungaria • Bohemia • Rex • Dux • Luxemburg  Leopold II, by the grace of God, King of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Luxembourg.)
Reverse descriptionThe face value and the mint year in three lines. At the bottom, the mint mark `H` represents the workshop of the Bavarian city of Günzburg.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIII ꟾ SOLS ꟾ 1790 ꟾ H
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1790 H - (fr) L#260-1 H large - 1 164 489
1790 H - (fr) L#260-2 H mince -
Catalog ID2759202710
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