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1788, Austrian Netherlands, Joseph II. Billon Silver 10 Liards (10 Oorden) Coin.

Mint Year: 1788 Reference: KM-37 (150 in XF!) Denomination: 10 Liards (10 Oorden) Mint Place: Brussels (privy mark: cupid´s face) Condition: Light deposits, minor scratches, otherwise XF! Material: Billon (low grade silver alloy) Diameter: 29mm Weight: 2.32gm

Obverse: Two battons in saltire (forming the cross of St. Andrew, a main symbol of the House of Burgundy). Legend around. Legend: IOS . II . D . G . R . IMP . S . A . G . HI . HUN . BOH . R . 1788 . Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms within Toison d'Or chain. Mint mark (facing cupid´s head) below. Legend: ARCH . AUS . D . BURG (facing cupid´s head) LOTH . BRAB . C . FLA .

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.