½ Thaler - Leopold I

Features

Issuer Hungary
King Leopold I (I. Lipót) (1657-1705)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1688
Value ½ Thaler (Tallér)
Currency Thaler (1526-1754)
Composition Silver
Weight 14.35 g
Diameter 38 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
189205
References ÉH# 1041,
Emil Unger; 1997. Magyar Éremhatározó / Kötet 1. 1000-1540. Ajtósi Dűrer Könyvkiadó, Budapest, Hungary.
And 2 more volumes.
H# 1400
Huszár Lajos; 1979. Münzkatalog Ungarn. Battenberg, Munich, Germany.

Obverse

Laureate bust looking right, narrower long curly-windy hair, bust breaks through the inscription
Inscriptions within a pearl circle
Hungarian shield and Madonna with child break inscription
Date under the shoulder

Script: Latin

Lettering: LEOPOLD : D : G : R : I : S · AV : GE : HV · 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

Crowned imperial eagle in inner circle, K B mintmark is 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
Legend is within a pearl circle (no ribbon)

Script: Latin

Lettering: ARCHIDVX · AV · DV · BV · MAR · MOR · CO · TYR ·

Translation: Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Marchio Moraviae, Comes Tyrolis - Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Margrave of Moravia and Count of Tyrol

Edge

Smooth

Mint

KB Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1688 K B

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