5 Ducats - Leopold I

€189,001.00
IssuerHungary
Year1662-1665
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#970, H#1286
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped with long straight haired bust right remains within the inner pearl circle. Crowned twofold Hungarian coat of arms and madonna with child inserted into the inscription
Obverse scriptLatin
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, 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 Date at the end of the inscription
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AV · DV · BV · MAR · MOR · CO · TYR · 1662 K B
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1662 K B - -
1665 K B - Both side inscriptions are on a ribbon -
Catalog ID3979307240
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