½ Thaler 1811-1815 [Austria]

Name: Монеты ½ Thaler 1811-1815 [Austria]
Price: 1000 RUB
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Reverse
The central part features the lesser coat of arms of the Austrian Empire: a double-headed eagle with spread wings, its heads crowned, above them the Crown of Saint Stephen. In its right talon, the eagle holds a sword and scepter, in its left – an orb. On its chest is a cross, upon which rests the dynastic heraldic shield of Habsburg-Lorraine, encircled by a chain. Below the shield are the empire's highest honors. Along the edge arc, from right to left, is a Latin inscription: «HVN:BOH:GAL:REX∙A:A:LO:WI:ET IN FR:DVX∙1815∙» (King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Archduke of Austria, Lodomeria, Würzburg, Duke of Franconia 1815). The rim is decorated with decorative teeth.
Obverse
The center features a right-facing profile of Francis II, Emperor of the Austrian Empire, King of Hungary and Bohemia, wearing a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon. Along the edge, from left to right, runs a Latin text: «FRANCISCVS I:D:G:AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR∙» (Francis I, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria). At the bottom is the letter «A» – the mint mark for the Vienna Mint. The rim features decorative raised teeth.