1/3 Ducat - Leopold I

€1.00
IssuerHungary
Year1675
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value⅓ Ducat (Dukát) (7⁄6)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight1.16 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#1003, H#1336
Obverse descriptionLaureate head with curly wig facing right cuts through the inner pearl circle Value in the inscription at 8 o`clock
Obverse script
Obverse letteringLEOPOLDVS · D · G · R · I · S · AV (1/3) · G · H · B · 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 descriptionRadiant crowned and glorified Madonna seated on a crescent breaking through inner pearl circle divides date on the top. Below crowned twofold Hungarian shield breaks inscription, on both sides, also in a shield mint symbols of a castle and letters CG intertwined
Reverse script
Reverse letteringPATRONA + + HVNGARIÆ + 16 75 +
(Translation: Protector of Hungary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1675  - -
Catalog ID9570893010
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