5 Ducats - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1675
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Ducats (Dukát) (17.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold
Weight17.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#980, H#1299
Obverse description1/2 Thaler design and size Laureate head with straight long hair facing right cutting through inner pearl circle at the bottom, breaking inscription
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDVS · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · 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 descriptionRadiant crowned and glorified Madonna seated on a crescent breaking through inner pearl circle divides date on the top. Below crowned twofold Hungarian shield breaks inscription, on both sides, also in a shield mint symbols of a castle and letters CG intertwined
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRONA + + HVNGARIÆ + 16 75 +
(Translation: Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1675  - -
Catalog ID2600144680
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