5 Ducats - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1703
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#978, H#1296
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped with heavy curly wig bust right breaks through 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, crown divides date at top, N B divided by eagle`s tail. Crowned fourfold (Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion - Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion) coat of arms in U shape cartouche Uncrowned only Austrian coat of arms in center shield
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVR · MAR · MOR · CO · TY · 17 03 N B
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintNB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1703 N B - -
Catalog ID7833245410
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