AUSTRIA - MARIA THERESA - Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date...
AUSTRIA - MARIA THERESA - Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date 1780 -
modern official 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: 28.30 g.
Metal and fineness: Silver 833.3.
Diameter: 42 mm.
Mint: Münze Österreich, Vienna.
Date: 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, particularly for
the Middle East and East Africa; the Austrian Mint continues to strike them in
Vienna.
AUSTRIA - MARIA THERESA - Maria Theresa thaler, fixed date 1780 -
modern official 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: 28.30 g.
Metal and fineness: Silver 833.3.
Diameter: 42 mm.
Mint: Münze Österreich, Vienna.
Date: 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, particularly for
the Middle East and East Africa; the Austrian Mint continues to strike them in
Vienna.
