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1 Poltura - Maria Theresa
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1752-1756 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | M · THER · D · G · R · I · GE · HU BO · REG · (Translation: MARIA THERESIA DEI GRATIA ROMANORVM IMPERATRIX GERMANIÆ HVNGARIÆ REGINA Maria Theresia, by the grace of God Empress of the Romans, Queen of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The poltura was a low-denomination copper-silver coin with roots in the Polish półtorak, its name a direct Hungarian corruption of that unit. By the 1750s, Maria Theresa's administration was pressing Hungarian mints hard to supply subsidiary coinage for a kingdom whose monetary infrastructure lagged badly behind the western Habsburg lands. These small silver pieces circulated alongside a chaotic mix of older copper issues and foreign fractions that had never been fully cleared from Hungarian trade channels.
The multiple Herinek and Huszár references reflect documented die variations across the Kremnitz mint's output during this window.