First portrait of Empress Maria Theresa as young woman, featuring an amalgam of original motifs taken from medal by engraver Matthaus Donner.
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REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH · 20 EURO
· MARIA · THERESIA · AUGUSTA ·
Reverse description
A combination of images from historical medals, the dominant one being an armed Minevra symbolizing Maria Theresa’s fortitude, based on medal by Adam Werner, 1743 , `Flags and Canons` from 1773 medal of Anton Wiedemann.`
