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1/2 Thaler - Maria Theresia Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1772 |
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| Weight | 14 g |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, occupying the full reverse field. At the center of the breast, an ornate crowned shield bears the quartered coat of arms of the Habsburg dominions. Mint marks appear beneath the talons of the eagle on either side. The encircling Latin legend names the Empress's hereditary titles, with the date and mintmaster initials incorporated within the legend at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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By 1772, Maria Theresia had already ceded direct governance to her son Joseph II as co-regent, creating a peculiar constitutional arrangement in which coins continued to bear her name and titles despite the effective shift in executive authority. The Vienna mint was under pressure during this period to maintain silver output for a currency system still absorbing the financial shocks of the Seven Years' War, which had ended less than a decade earlier and left Habsburg state finances severely strained.
Her#636 distinguishes this piece within a complex web of half-thaler varieties differentiated primarily by die details and mint mark positioning — Herinek's catalog remains the essential reference for separating genuine Vienna strikes from those of the peripheral Habsburg mints.