1/4 Thaler - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1701-1704
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight6.92 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1052, H#1416, H#1412, KM#259
Obverse descriptionSmaller laureate young portrait looking right, with heavy curly wig, Hungarian shield and Madonna with child at the sides, surrounded with a rhombus frame Rhombus cuts the inner pearl circle into 4 quadrants, face value (1/4) is in a cartouche below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLEOPOLD · D · G · R · I · S · A GER · HVN · BOH · 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 with crowned stright fourfold (Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion - Árpádian stripes - Bohemian lion) coat of arms in U shape cartouche on the chest divides N B mintmark in a rhombus frame. Uncrowned Austrian and Burgundian coat of arms in center shield. Rhombus frame cuts inner pearl circle into four quadrants, Date at the end of inscription on top
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHI · AVS · DVX · BV · MA · MO · COM · TY · 1703 N B
(Translation: Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Marchio Moraviae, Comes Tyrolis - Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
NB
Baia Mare, Romania
Mintage1701 K B - ÉH#1052.a - H#1412 -
1703 K B - ÉH#1052.a - H#1412 -
1703 N B - ÉH#1052.b - H#1416 -
1704 K B - ÉH#1052.a - H#1412 -
Catalog ID4729262350
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