© Florent Minot - Archéologie Alsace
1 Thaler - Leopold V
| Silver | 28.5 g | 40 mm |
| Issuer | Landgraviate of Upper Alsace (Austrian States) |
|---|---|
| Landgrave | Leopold V (1620-1633) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1621-1625 |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1425-1634) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 28.5 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#180504 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Crowned composite arms, Hungary, Bohemia, Austria/Burgundy and Tyrol/Habsburg, below Ferrette (Phirt) and at centre Upper Alsace. Beaded circle around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
RELIQ ARCHID GVBERNAT PLEN ET COM TIR LAN ALS
ou LA ALS
ou LA AL
Unabridged legend: Reliqus Archidux Gubernator Plenus Et Comes Tirolis Landgraviatus Alsatiae
Edge
Plain
Comment
Many variants documented by Klemetsch prticularly for 1621 and 1625.2 variants by Krause pooled here, KM#257.2 and 257.3
Ex. for 1625. Reverse legend LA AL, from the dépôt monétaire d'Ensisheim: