AUSTRIA - HUNGARY - JOSEPH II * - Lot 285

AUSTRIA - HUNGARY - JOSEPH II * Archduke November 29, 1780 - February 20, 1790 IOS. II. D. G. R. IMP. S. A. - G. H. B. REX. A. A. D. B. & L.. Joseph II, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans still Augustus, King of Germania, Hungary, Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Luxembourg. Crowned shield with the Hungarian coat of arms supported by two angels, surrounded by the collar of the Order of Maria Theresa. R/. S. MARIA MATER DEI - PATRONA HUNG Sainte Marie, mère de Dieu, patronne de la Hongrie 1782 followed by two batons in saltire. The Virgin, crowned, nimbed and draped, resting on a crescent, holding the infant Jesus, carrying a cruciger globe. Behind, radiant sun. In the exergue, B in a cartouche. On the edge, VIRTUTI ET EXAMPLO. ♦ Dav 1168 Silver thaler with Madonna 1782 Kremnitz (28.10 g). Superb. *Joseph II was the eldest son of François de Lorraine and Marie Thérèse of Austria. He was the brother of Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI.