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1/2 Thaler - Francis I of Lorraine, as co-ruler with X
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1751-1764 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (Franz I of Lorraine) facing right, with draped shoulders, set within a beaded or linear border. The legend surrounds the effigy, commencing at approximately 7 o'clock and interrupted at the top by the crown of the head. The portrait is rendered in a classical Baroque style typical of mid-18th century Habsburg coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1751 K - B - - 1752 K - B - - 1753 C - A - - 1754 K - B - - 1755 K - B - - 1756 K - B - - 1757 K - B - - 1758 K - B - - 1759 K - B - - 1760 K - B - - 1761 K - B - - 1763 K - B - - 1764 K - B - - |
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Francis I ruled the Habsburg domains as co-regent alongside his wife Maria Theresa, who held the actual hereditary claim to Hungary — he never held independent Hungarian kingship. The arrangement was politically deliberate: Maria Theresa had fought the War of the Austrian Succession in part to secure recognition of her right to rule in her own name, making Francis's co-ruler status on Hungarian coinage a careful diplomatic balancing act rather than a reflection of real authority.
The ÉH#1288.a and .b varieties indicate documented die differences within the type, catalogued separately by Éremsúlyok és Határozók.