Austria - 1790

Coronation of Leopold II
Obverse - Austria - Coronation of Leopold II - 1790 Reverse - Austria - Coronation of Leopold II - 1790
Obverse - Crossed sword and sceptre, an orb topped by a cross is placed at the intersection of the two. Above is a bejeweled crown.
Legend - PIETATE . ET . CONCORDIA .
Reverse - LEOPOLDVS . II . / HVNG . ET . BOH . REX / ARCH . AVST . M . D . HETR / ELECTVS . / REX . ROMANORVM . / CORONATVS . / FRANCOFVRTI . / IX . OCT . / MDCCXC .
Silver; size, 24 mm
 
This is a nice piece referring to Leopold II's coronation in Frankfurt on October 9, 1790. Hungary, Bohemia, Austria and the Holy Roman Empire are mentioned. You don't see much about Leopold as he was dead in a couple of years.
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