5 Ducats - Leopold I

€188,991.00
IssuerHungary
Year1657-1705
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#969, H#1298
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped with heavy curly wig bust right breaks through into lettering. There is no inner pearl circle.  ICB mintmark on shoulder
Obverse script
Obverse letteringLEOPOLD · D · G · ROM · IMP · S · AVG · GE · HV · BOH · REX · ICB
(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 and glorified Madonna seated on a cloud, in ornamented dress, scepter in right hand, orb in the left; glorified child sits on the left arm Crowned oval twofold Hungarian coat of arms under child No year mark
Reverse script
Reverse letteringS : IMMACVL : VIR : MAR : MAT : DEI : PAT : HVNGARIÆ :
(Translation: Saint Immaculate Virgin Mary Mother of God, Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
MintageND (1657-1705) ICB - -
Catalog ID7886929300
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