Maria Theresia had been on the throne barely four years when this piece was struck at Hall in Tyrol, still consolidating her position after the War of the Austrian Succession had nearly dismembered the Habsburg inheritance. The Hall mint — operating continuously since 1477 — was one of her most productive facilities for small billon denominations, feeding demand across the Alpine hereditary lands where low-value coinage turned over constantly in daily trade.
KM#1721 is occasionally confused with near-contemporary issues from Vienna and Graz; the Hall mintmark is the distinguishing detail.
Maria Theresia had been on the throne barely four years when this piece was struck at Hall in Tyrol, still consolidating her position after the War of the Austrian Succession had nearly dismembered the Habsburg inheritance. The Hall mint — operating continuously since 1477 — was one of her most productive facilities for small billon denominations, feeding demand across the Alpine hereditary lands where low-value coinage turned over constantly in daily trade.
KM#1721 is occasionally confused with near-contemporary issues from Vienna and Graz; the Hall mintmark is the distinguishing detail.