5 Ducats - Leopold I

€86,914.00
IssuerHungary
Year1702-1703
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Ducats (Dukát) (17.5)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight17.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#977, H#1294, H#1295, KM#A257
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 Austrian and Burgundian coat of arms in center shield
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1703 · ARCHIDVX · AVS · DVX · BVR · MAR · MOR · CO · TY · N B
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
Edge
MintNB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1702 NB ICB - H#1294 ÉH#977a -
1703 NB - H#1295 ÉH#977b -
Catalog ID8380170270
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