Leopold II Austrian Emperor - Coronation Medal 1790 by J.C. Reich

Country: Austrian Empire 
Emperor: Leopold II (1747-1790-1792)
Type: Medal coronation
Year: 1790
Composition: Tin
Weight: 37.12 g
Diameter: 48 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Grade: XF/AU
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: Förschner# 397, Slg. Monte# 2211, JuF# 928, Slg. Wilm# 1270

Coronation Medal of Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt.

Obverse:
Uniformed (wearing Golden Fleece and other Orders) bust with hair tied back of Leopold II left. His titles around. Initial of the engraver below shoulder.

Lettering: 
LEOPOLDUS II · D · G · R · IMP · S · A · G · H · B · REX · A · A · B · L · D ·
R

Unabridged legend: Leopoldus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex Archidux Austriae Burgundiae Lotharingiensis Dux.

Translation: Leopold, by the grace of God, Roman Emperor ever august, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Lorraine.

Engraver: Johann Christian Reich.

Reverse:
A kneeling Germania, protected by a knight (Ares) behind him, hands Leopold II (enthroned at left) the crown of Charlemagne and orb. God's all-seeing eye in clouds above. Lettering above and in double exergue. Engraver's name below throne.

Lettering:
DIGNISSIMO
REICH
IN MO · OCTOB. 1790

Engraver: Johann Christian Reich.

Edge:
Plain.

Comments:
Description: Medal "On Coronation as King of Hungary" by Reich, commemorating coronation in Frankfurt of Leopold II of Austria as 'Holy Roman Emperor'.
Reference: Foerschner 397.2
Metal: Tin/Pewter
Engraver: Reich, Johann Christian (Eisenberg, en 1730 - Fürth, en 1814)
 Some versions also have a copper plug in lower part.
Obverse: Bust of Leopold II on the left, the Golden Fleece on the neck, the cordon of the order of Maria Theresa on the coat, the plates of the order of Maria Theresa and the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary on the chest.
Reverse: Leopold II, seated on the right, leaning on a shield with the coat of arms of the Empire, receives the imperial insignia presented by a kneeling figure held by a warrior dressed in antique fashion; above the scene a radiant triangle arises from the clouds.

Leopold II (1747-1792)
 His coronation as 'Holy Roman Emperor' took place in Frankfurt on the 9th of October 1790. From the year 855 the German kings and emperors had been elected in Frankfurt and crowned in Aachen. From 1562 the kings/emperors were also crowned in Frankfurt, Maximilian II being the first one. This tradition ended in 1792, when Franz II (Leopold's son) was elected.

Referenz : Förschner# 397, Slg. Monte# 2211, JuF# 928, Slg. Wilm# 1270

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