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1/2 Couronne / Kronenthaler - Franz I
| Issuer | Austrian Netherlands |
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| Year | 1755-1765 |
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| Currency | Florin (1744-1798) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | GERM·JERO·REX LOTH·BAR·MAG·HET·DUX 1756 |
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The Kronenthaler series was introduced in the Austrian Netherlands as a deliberate response to the chronic shortage of large silver trade coinage circulating in the southern provinces. Maria Theresa's government — Franz I held the imperial title but the Netherlands were administered under her authority — pushed these issues partly to compete with the French écu in cross-border Flemish commerce.
KM#20 spans a decade of the Seven Years' War, during which the Austrian Netherlands remained relatively stable compared to the empire's eastern theatres. Surviving examples in problem-free condition are less common than the long date range suggests; wartime requisitioning and melting took a measurable toll on the regional silver supply.