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1/2 Thaler - Franz I
| Issuer | Austrian Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1832-1835 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler (1) |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, each head surmounted by a separate crown beneath a central imperial crown. The eagle bears on its breast a baroque shield divided with the arms of the Austrian Empire. Each talon grasps a sword and a sceptre respectively. The date appears in the upper field between the two eagle heads, with the legend surrounding the design in Latin abbreviation denoting the emperor's full royal titles. A beaded border frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | HVN BOH LOMB ET VEN GAL LOD ILL REX A A 1833 |
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Franz I spent his final years on the throne governing an empire still organized around the administrative reforms he'd imposed after abolishing the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 — a title he surrendered before Napoleon could strip it from him. The half thaler denomination occupied an awkward position in Austrian silver coinage of the period, large enough to be a significant transaction piece but consistently overshadowed in collector attention by the convention thaler.
The .833 fineness was fixed by the Münzvertrag monetary conventions binding the German states, not a unilateral Austrian decision.