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3 Kreuzers - Maria Theresia
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1765-1780 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Veiled and draped bust of Empress Maria Theresa facing right, wearing a widow's veil and lace-trimmed bodice, rendered in a restrained baroque style. The effigy is depicted with fine hair detail visible beneath the veil, and a brooch fastening the drapery at the chest. The encircling Latin legend is divided across the upper field, reading from the lower left to upper right. A fine milled border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Maria Theresia issued these small billon pieces during the co-regency period following the death of her husband Francis I in 1765, when her son Joseph II nominally shared power — an arrangement she largely dominated until her own death in 1780. The dates on this series span exactly that co-regency window, and production was spread across multiple Austrian mints, which accounts for the range of Her# varieties and the inconsistency in silver content collectors sometimes observe across examples.
The .350 fineness placed these firmly in the debased end of Austrian small change, a deliberate policy to keep low-denomination coins in circulation rather than hoarded or melted.