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1 Couronne / Kronenthaler - Franz I
| Uitgever | Austrian Netherlands |
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| Jaar | 1755-1765 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | A crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the center of the field, bearing on its breast a crowned escutcheon with the emperor's arms. The eagle's talons each grasp a sword, and the whole device is encircled by the collar and pendant badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The peripheral legend in Latin reads around the coin, with the workshop mintmark incorporated into the inscription. The design is executed in the refined baroque engraving style characteristic of the Roëttiers workshop. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | FRANCIS·D·GRATIA ROMAN·IMPERAT·S·A· (symbole main) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Kronenthaler was introduced in the Austrian Netherlands partly to compete with the Maria Theresa Thaler in regional trade, but it found its real footing as a trusted coin in Levantine commerce. Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor and consort to Maria Theresa, lent his name to the issue during a period when the Brussels mint was under sustained pressure to produce a coin that could hold its own against Spanish and Dutch silver circulating in the same markets.
The .873 fineness was a deliberate departure from the Thaler's standard — fine enough to signal quality, debased enough to make the issue profitable for the treasury. Later Kronenthaler types under successive rulers would adjust this further.