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30 Kreuzers - Maria Theresia Vienna
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1742-1745 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned baroque coat of arms displayed within a lozenge (rhombus) frame, the points of which intersect the peripheral legend. The shield incorporates the patriarchal cross of Hungary and the lion of Bohemia in the upper quarters, the arms of ancient Burgundy and Tyrol in the lower quarters, and the escutcheon of Austria at centre. The shield is surmounted by the imperial crown and surrounded by a laurel and palm wreath. The legend around the rim reads ARCHID AUSTRIÆ DUX BURG COM TYR, abbreviating Maria Theresia's titles as Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Burgundy, and Countess of Tyrol. |
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These 30 Kreuzer pieces were struck during the War of the Austrian Succession, when Maria Theresia was fighting simultaneously against Bavaria, France, Prussia, and Saxony to retain her inheritance following her father Charles VI's death in 1740. The Pragmatic Sanction he had spent decades securing proved worth almost nothing the moment he died. Vienna's mint was under considerable pressure during these years, producing coin to fund a war the treasury was ill-prepared for.
Her 758–761 catalogues at least four distinct die varieties across the narrow four-year window, suggesting frequent die replacement consistent with high-volume emergency production.