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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Archduchy of Austria, ducat, Emperor Charles VI, 1723
1723
Gold coin on the occasion of the coronation of Charles VI as King of Bohemia. Obverse: crown, below which an inscription in six lines. Date below. Reverse: terrestrial globe showing the Mediterranean Sea and surrounding lands. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1286C; its record gi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Archduchy of Austria, half Schauguldiner (half taler), Emperor Maximilian I
1490 - 1519
Silver coin. Obverse: standing armoured Archduke as Emperor facing right with crown, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria collared by the chain of the Golden Fleece with sheepskin, surrounded by two crowned and two uncrowned coats of arms, between…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Archduchy of Austria, taler, Emperor Maximilian I (1486-1519)
1490 - 1519
Silver coin. Obverse: standing armoured Archduke as Emperor facing right with crown, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Austria, surrounded by two crowned and two uncrowned coats of arms. Firesteel at the bottom. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ducat from Austria of Emperor Franz II, 1794
1794
Gold coin. Obverse: laureate head of the ruler facing right. Below it, the letter B [=Kremnitz]. Reverse: crowned double-headed eagle, with on its breast a crowned coat of arms draped with an order of chivalry with jewel, and with sword and sceptre in its talons. Year at the end of the legend. Cable edge. The Rijksm…
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CNG via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Maria Theresa Thaler
1741 onwards; restruck with the 1780 date
The Maria Theresa thaler is a large silver bullion and trade coin of the Habsburg monarchy, first produced in 1741. Named after Maria Theresa, who ruled Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780 and is portrayed upon it, the piece was established as a standard Conventionsthaler following monetary refo…
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