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3 Kreuzers - Maria Theresia Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1742-1745 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1691, Her#1300-1303 |
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| Reverse description | Central crowned coat of arms flanked by ornamental branches or palm fronds. The shield is quartered and displays the arms of Austria at center, surmounted by the patriarchal cross of Hungary and the lion of Bohemia, with the arms of Burgundy and the eagle of Tyrol in the lower quarters. The numeral 3, denoting the face value, appears in parentheses below the shield. A Latin legend encircling the design reads the abbreviated titles Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Tyrol, with the date of issue at the base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Maria Theresia issued these kreuzer pieces during the War of the Austrian Succession, when Bavarian and French forces had already occupied Prague and the Elector of Bavaria had been crowned Holy Roman Emperor as Charles VII — the first non-Habsburg to hold that title in over three centuries. Vienna itself was briefly threatened. That the mint maintained production through this period is less a sign of stability than of deliberate policy: small-denomination billon coinage kept markets functioning and wages paid when larger silver was being hoarded or melted.
The Her#1300-1303 sequence documents at least four die varieties across the emission, reflecting continuous recoinage pressure rather than any single mint run.