2 Souverains - Maria Theresa Type 2

€1.00
IssuerAustrian Netherlands
Year1757-1766
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Souverains (17.85)
CurrencyFlorin (1744-1798)
CompositionGold (.919)
Weight11.06 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Jacques Roëttiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#24, Delmonte G#209, Delmonte G#215, Fr#133, Fr#134, Her#334, Her#336 - 340
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAR · TH · D : G · R · MP . G · HUNG · BOH · R ·
(Translation: Maria Theresa by God`s Grace Empress of the Romans, Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionCrowned oval shield with Austria-Burgundy arms, atop a Burgundian corss, mint mark below, date dividing legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCH · AUST · DUX · BURG · BRAB · C · FL · 1761
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant, Count of Flanders)
EdgeTwisted
MintAntwerp, Belgium (600-1814)
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017)
Mintage1757  - Antwerp - 38 354
1758  - Antwerp - 1 285
1758  - Brussels - 302 038
1759  - Brussels - 190 106
1760  - Brussels - 162 560
1761  - Brussels - 299 743
1762  - Brussels - 269 166
1763  - Brussels - 119 114
1766  - Brussels - 135 007
Catalog ID7814280800
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