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AUSTRIA – MARIA THERESA – Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date 1…
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AUSTRIA – MARIA THERESA – Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date 1…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 25 - CHF 30
Voluntary lot
Description
AUSTRIA – MARIA THERESA – Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date 1780 –
official modern reissue by the Vienna Mint.
Obverse: Veiled and draped bust of Empress Maria Theresa facing right, wearing an
ornate brooch. Initials S·F· below the bust. Legend: ‘M·THERESIA·D·G·R·IMP·HU·BO·REG·’, for Maria
Theresia Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperatrix, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina.
Reverse: A crowned and nimbated double-headed imperial eagle, bearing on its breast the composite shield of the
Habsburg possessions. Legend: ‘ARCHID·AVST·DUX·BURG·CO·TYR·1780·X’, standing for Archidux
Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Comes Tyrolis.
Edge: Inscription in relief ‘IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA’, meaning ‘Justice and Clemency’, the motto of
Maria Theresa.
Gross weight: 28.10 g.
Metal and fineness: 833.3 silver.
Diameter: 42 mm.
Mint: Münze Österreich, Vienna.
Stamped year: 1780.
Condition: SUP.
Type references: Davenport 1151.
Historical note: After the Empress’s death, the Maria Theresa thaler retained the fixed date
of 1780. Numerous reissues were produced for international trade, notably
for the Middle East and East Africa; the Austrian Mint continues to strike them in
Vienna.
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About the sale
Numismatic sales & collectible coins
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Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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