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1632, Austria, Archduke Leopold V. Silver Thaler Coin. AU+ Fleur-de-Lis Scepter!

Mint Year: 1632 Denomination: Thaler Mint Place: Hall (Tyrol) State: Holy Roman Empire Reference: Davenport 3338,  KM-629.2. R! Ruler: Leopold V, as Archduke of Further Austria. Condition: Minor deposits and light wear on high spots, bag-marks and light scratches/handling marks in fields, otherwise a nice AU+ with some original mint luster in protected areas! Weight:  28.63gm Diameter: 42mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned half-lenght armoured figure of Archduke Leopold V right, wearing Toison Order at chest and holding Fleur de Lis Scepter  and hilt of sword. Legend:   LEOPOLDVS . D : G : ARCHI : DVX : AVSTRIAE : Comment: Date (.1.6.3.2.) in right field!

Reverse: Crowned composite arms with tyrolean eagle at center, surrounded by chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Legend:  * DVX : BVRGVNDI - COMES : TIROLI *

The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a stylised lily (in French, fleur and lis mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the heraldry of numerous European nations, but is particularly associated with France, notably during its monarchical period. As France is a historically Catholic nation, the fleur-de-lis became "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic," especially in French heraldry. The fleur-de-lis has been used by French royalty and throughout history to represent Catholic saints of France. In particular, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph are often depicted with a lily.

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Leopold V, Archduke of Further Austria (Graz, October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria. He was Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (until 1625) and Archduke of Further Austria including Tirol.

He was invested as bishop in 1598, as a child, even though he had not been ordained as a priest. From 1609 onwards he fought with his mercenaries in the Julian Dispute of Inheritance against Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria in Tirol, and 1611 for Rudolf II in Bohemia.

In 1619 upon the death of his kinsman and former rival, he became governor of Maximilian's inheritance: Further Austria and Tirol, where he attained the position of a sovereign, i.e Archduke of Further Austria from 1623 to 1630. He had the Custom House and the Jesuit Church be built in Innsbruck. He fought for the Veltlin and defended Tirol against the Swedes in 1632.