1 Liard Austrian Netherlands (1713-1795) Copper

1782, Austrian Netherlands, Emperor Joseph II. Copper 1 Liard (Oord) Coin.

Mint Year: 1782 

Reference: KM-30. 

Denomination: 1 Liard (Oord) 

Mint Place: Brussels (cupid´s head) 

Material: Copper 

Diameter: 21mm 

Weight: 3.31gm

Obverse: Draped and wreathed bust of Joseph II right. Legend: JOS . II . D . G . - R . IMP . D . B . 

Reverse: Legend in four lines above date and mint mark of Brussels. Legend: AD USUM BLGII AUSTR. 1782. (cupid´s head)

Joseph II (Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I. He was thus the first ruler in the Austrian dominions of the House of Lorraine, styled Habsburg-Lorraine (von Habsburg-Lothringen in German). Joseph was a proponent of enlightened absolutism. He is famous for his many modernising reforms, the opposition to them by some groups, and the resulting failure of his programme.

He is known by the names in the languages of his territories: German: Joseph II, Hungarian: II József, Dutch: Jozef II, Italian: Giuseppe II, Czech: Josef II, Slovak: Jozef II, Slovene: Jožef II, Romanian: Iosif al II-lea, Croatian: Josip II, Polish: Józef II.