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1/2 Thaler - Maria Theresia Hall
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1766-1777 |
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| Value | 1/2 Thaler (1) |
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| Reverse description | Crowned imperial double-headed eagle displayed in the field, bearing on its breast a composite shield of the Habsburg hereditary arms. The mint letters appear divided by the eagle's tail feathers. The encircling Latin legend begins at the 12 o'clock position and reads around the periphery, incorporating the date and the denomination mark X (Zehner) at the conclusion. |
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| Mintage | 1766 A S - (fr) AS sous portrait - 1767 A S - (fr) AS sous portrait - 1768 A S - (fr) AS sous portrait - 1769 A S - (fr) AS sous portrait - 1770 A S - (fr) AS sous portrait - 1771 A S - (fr) A S au revers - 1772 A S - (fr) A S au revers - 1772 A S - (fr) A S au revers. Date refrappée sur 1771. - 1773 A S - (fr) A S au revers - 1774 VC S - - 1775 VC S - - 1776 VC S - - 1777 VC S - - |
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The Hall (Haller Münzstätte) facility in Tyrol was among the oldest continuously operating mints in the Habsburg lands, and by Maria Theresia's reign it was increasingly secondary to Vienna and Günzburg in production volume. The years bracketing this issue, 1766–1777, coincide with the coinage reforms pushed through partly by Joseph II as co-regent — a period of sustained tension between Theresia's conservative monetary instincts and her son's rationalizing ambitions.
Hall ceased operations as an active imperial mint in 1809. Pieces attributable to specific years within this range carry different Herinek numbers precisely because die workmanship and minor design execution varied enough for specialists to distinguish them.