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1620, Alsace (Germany/France), Archduke Leopold V of Austria.  Silver Thaler Coin. Rare!

Mint Year: 1620 Denomination: Thaler Mint Place: Ensisheim (Alsace, France) Reference: Davenport 3344, KM-256.5. RR! Provenance: Collection of Dr. J.A. Schwerdfeger (1867-1931) Condition: Minor planchet imperfections, otherwise a nice XF-AU for this early thaler type! Weight: 28.73gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver Obverse: Bust of Leopold V (as Prince-Archibishop of Strasbourg) in clerical robes right. Date (16-20) split in fields. Legend: + LEOPOLD : D : G : ET . AR CHIDUCES . AVST . DVC : BVR

Reverse: Ducal crown above garnished imperial coat-of-arms with a small central shield of Alsace in the middle. Mitred shields of Strasbourg & Passau with at sides and two smaller ones below. Legend: STIRIAE . CARINT . E - T . CARN : LAND : ALS

In the Holy Roman Empire, the Thaler was used as the standard against which the various states' currencies could be valued.

Authenticity Unconditionally guaranteed.

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.