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1 Greschl - Maria Theresa
| Uitgever | Transylvania, Principality of |
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| Jaar | 1763-1765 |
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| Techniek | Milled |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central shield bearing the Transylvanian coat of arms, divided into two quarters: the upper half depicting an eagle displayed and the lower half showing seven towers arranged in two rows, representing the seven Saxon cities of Transylvania. The shield is surmounted by an imperial crown and flanked by elaborate baroque scrollwork and foliate branches, including oak leaves, within a milled border. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Within an ornate baroque cartouche formed by foliate scrollwork and acanthus-style flourishes, the denomination and date appear in three lines: EIN / GRESCHL / 1763. A decorative foliate spray surmounts the cartouche, with additional wreath-like branches flanking the sides, all within a milled border. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Greschl (a corruption of "Kreuzer" as pronounced in Transylvanian German dialect) was issued as part of Maria Theresa's broader effort to rationalize and integrate the coinage of her patchwork Habsburg territories. Transylvania had long operated with a hybrid monetary culture — Ottoman, Habsburg, and local denominations circulating simultaneously — and these copper issues were a deliberate push toward standardization in a province only firmly under Vienna's administrative control since the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.
The 1763–1765 window corresponds with the aftermath of the Seven Years' War, when Habsburg finances were under severe strain and copper subsidiary coinage was being struck aggressively across all crown lands to maintain small-change liquidity.