3 Kreuzers - Leopold V Landesfürst

Features

Issuer	County of Tyrol (Austrian States)
Count	Leopold V (1626-1632)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1626-1632
Value	3 Kreuzers (1⁄20)
Currency	Thaler
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.91 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 539441
References	KM# 583 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , MT# 480 Heinz Moser, Heinz Tursky. Die Münzstätte Hall in Tirol. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Erhard, Rum, Austria (2 volumes).

Obverse

Crowned bust of Leopold V archduke of Further Austria (Vorderösterreich, Habsburg territories between Tyrol and south west Germany).

Script: Latin

Lettering: :LEOPOLDVS:D:G:AR:AV

Unabridged legend: Leopoldus Dei Gratia Archidux Austriae

Translation: Leopold, by the grace of God, Archduke of Austria

Reverse

Within an inner circle, 3 shields of Tyrol upper, Burgundy left and Further Austria (Vorderösterreich) right, small arabesques (or anvil) between each. Value in a circle below and legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
:DVX:BVR:COMES:TIRO -
(3)

Unabridged legend: Dux Burgundiae Comes Tyrolis

Translation: Duke of Burgundy, Count of Tyrol

Edge

Plain

Mint

Hall, modern-day Hall in Tyrol, Austria

Comments

Previously listed as KM#791
About 3 500 000 coins were produced, more than half in 1631 (Moser-Tursky, archives in Hall).
A single KM# for 2 types differing by the portrait, the legend, the position of the value on reverse.

Two variants illustrated in Moser-Tursky:

MT#480 with smaller arabesques between shields (this page, rare)

Photos Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki

MT#481 with larger arabesques between shields => N# 45177

Photos V.L. Nummus

Variants of legend exist:

LEOPOLDVS D G AR AV // DVX BVR COMES TYROL
LEOLDVS D G AR AVS // DVX BVRG COMES TIRO

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1626-1632)

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