| Coin | Silver Ounce 2019 Three Kreuzer of Leopold I - Restrike |
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Apart from regular circulating coinage, Slovakia has mints that produce bullion which is not legal tender and is targeted at investors and not at coin collectors - such as this one.
This silver round (called a medallion by the mint) is a "re-strike" of a three kreuzer coin issued by Leopold I for Hungary.
Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor as well as king of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia and Arch-Duke of Austria (as Leopold VI) - there being five other rulers named Leopold in Austria before. Typically for the time, his different realms issued their own differing coinage, with the same portrait of the ruler on the obverse but with different legends as relevant to the country, and with different reverses.
The particular coin re-created in this issue is a small silver coin which was issued between 1657 and 1705 and was struck by a number of different mints, one of which was the Pressburg Mint located in what is now Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The modern Pressburg Mint takes its name from that old Austrian mint. The coin is listed in the Krause catalogue as KM# 194 under Hungary.
This medallion is minted using high-quality, LBMA-certified 1oz 999+/1000 silver blanks. |
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| Obverse | |
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Within a beaded border, the obverse shows the portrait of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Around the rim, his legend LEOPOLDVS · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · REX ·, abbreviated from Leopoldvs Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex. Translated from Latin: Leopold, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, Ever Augustus, King of Germany, Hungary, and Bohemia.
In a shield-shaped cartouche below left, the large numeral 3 shows the face value of 3 Kreuzer of the original small coin.
To the left of the portrait, on two lines the metal content of the restrike: 1oz Ag 999 (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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| Obverse Inscription |
LEOPOLDVS · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · REX · 3 1oz Ag 999 |
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Within a beaded border, the reverse design shows the Virgin Mary at its centre, sitting, and holding baby Jesus; she has a halo around head. There are rays of light radiating from the figure outward.
The letters CH on either side of the figure are the mint mark of the (original) Pressburg Mint.
Below the figure, three shields - the crowned shield of the Coat of Arms of Hungary, with the so-called Árpád stripes on the left symbolising the four main rivers in Hungary, and the Hungarian double cross on the right, resting on a crown above three hills representing the mountains of the country. On the left, a shield with the initial C, and on the right a shield with the monogram HS.
Around left and right, the legend HUNGARIÆ PATRONA (Protectress of Hungary), separated by the date of issue of the restrike 2019.. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
HUNGARIÆ PATRONA 2019 |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Silver content (Troy oz): 1.000
Finish: proof-like.
Mintage of these coins seems to be "on demand". The company announces on its web site the mintage limit of the coin, and the number of currently minted coins.
As of 3 March 2023, there were 6,005 minted coins of this kind.
Minted as of 3 October 2023: 6,019 pieces. |
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