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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 334479, member: 4703&quot;]FRANC.ll. . . . . . . .Franz II</p><p>D.G. . . . . . . . .&nbsp; . .Die Gratia (by the Grace of God)</p><p>R.I.S.A. . .&nbsp; . . . . . Romanorum Imperator Semper August (Emperor of the Romans, ever august*)</p><p>GE.HV.BO.REX. . . .. . . . .King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia </p><p>AA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Archduke of Austria</p><p><br /></p><p>Iin the 18th Century Krause the legend also includes D.B.L.M.D.H, meaning Duke of Burgandy and Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin with that complete legend is Hungarian, but I can&#039;t find an 1800 1 thaler listed, so your coin may be Austrian, German, or Bohemian.&nbsp; Pictures of both sides and information on the diameter and weight would go a long way in helping to precisely ID it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The G mintmark on a Hungarian coin indicates Nagybanya; on a German coin of that vintage it would indicate Stettin in Pomerania (Prussia); for Austria it would be Gunzburg.&nbsp; The G seems to rule out Bohemia, as that mintmark was not used there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Franz II ruled from 1792 to Napolean&#039;s 1806 dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*In the sense of majestic, or awe inspiring[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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