Leopold V is best remembered for imprisoning Richard I of England in 1192 following a personal dispute that traced back to the sack of Constantinople — though Richard's ransom, an enormous 150,000 marks of silver, flooded the region with bullion and almost certainly influenced minting activity across the duchy during the final years of this issue's production run.
Leopold V is best remembered for imprisoning Richard I of England in 1192 following a personal dispute that traced back to the sack of Constantinople — though Richard's ransom, an enormous 150,000 marks of silver, flooded the region with bullion and almost certainly influenced minting activity across the duchy during the final years of this issue's production run.