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21/2 Ducats - Aureus Magnus Maria Theresa
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1957-1967 |
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| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Maria Theresa facing left, her elaborately coiffed hair falling in curls over her shoulder, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail. The birth and death years '1717' and '1780' appear in the field to either side of the effigy, with the date '1967' inscribed in the lower exergue. The surrounding legend reads 'MARIA THERESIA IMPERATRIX GER', separated by dot stops, disposed around the upper periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI IIS DUCAT 980 AUREUS MAGNUS |
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This piece belongs to a restrike program authorized under West Germany's early federal coinage administration, reproducing an 18th-century Habsburg type for the collector and bullion market. Maria Theresa herself never issued a 2½ Ducat denomination under this exact specification — the "Aureus Magnus" format was a later trade and presentation adaptation, produced in various German states and Austrian minting centers well into the 20th century.
The .980 fineness is notably purer than the original ducats it references, which typically ran at .986 but with greater tolerance for variation in actual struck pieces.