1 Thaler 1792, Francis II - Inscription "LEGE ET FIDE" [Austria]

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1 Thaler 1792, Francis II - Inscription "LEGE ET FIDE" [Austria]

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  • Country: Austria
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 28.06 g
  • Name: Francis II - Inscription "LEGE ET FIDE"
  • Metal: Silver
  • Fineness: 833
  • Designation: Ag
  • Denomination: 1 Thaler
  • Currency unit: Thaler
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Summary: KM# 2157
  • Diameter: 40 mm
  • G: 1852 ₽
  • Reverse
    In the central part, a heraldic shield crowned with two crowns, framed by a chain. Below the shield are the highest awards of the empire. The shield displays the coats of arms of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Burgundy, with a crowned central shield bearing the arms of Lorraine, Austria, Tuscany. On the right and left, on the cornice, shield supporters – griffins standing on their hind legs and holding a large crown above the shield. On the right, and lower left along the rim, a Latin inscription: «ARCHIDVX AVST∙DVX BVRG∙ET LOTH∙MAG DVX HETR∙1792∙» (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1792). At the end of the legend, a mark in the shape of the Latin letter «X». The edge of the coin features decorative raised denticles.
  • Obverse
    In the center is the right-facing profile of Emperor of the Austrian Empire, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Francis II, wearing a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon. Along the arc of the coin's edge runs a Latin text: left, top, and right «FRACISCVS ∙D∙G∙HVNGAR∙BOHEM∙GALLIC∙LODOM∙REX∙» (Francis, by the Grace of God, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Lodomeria), below is the Latin letter «A» – the mint mark of Vienna. The edge of the coin features decorative raised denticles.

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