1/2 Thaler - Leopold I

€189,084.00
IssuerHungary
Year1659-1661
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/2 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1038, H#1395, H#1396
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust looking right, short straight hair, bust with a plain collar remains within the inner pearl circle Twofold crowned Hungarian shield and Madonna with child symbols breaks the inscription around
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 descriptionUnder the imperial crown, double-headed eagle holding sword and scepter with fourfold curved coat of arms (Hungarian Árpád stripes, Bohemian lion, Bohemian lion, Árpád stripes) with a center chest-shield of Austrian bonds and Burgundian stripes. Mintmark at the feet of eagle Date at the end of the legend
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHIDVX · AV · DV · BV · MAR · MOR · CO · TYR · 1661 ·
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol)
EdgeSmooth
MintKB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1659 K B - -
1659 K B v - -
1660 K B - -
1660 K B v - -
1661 K B v - -
Catalog ID6661440280
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