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Thaler - Francis I of Lorraine, as co-ruler
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1746-1750 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed, wings spread, bearing a complex composite shield on its breast; the central escutcheon features the quartered arms of Lorraine and Tuscany. The imperial crown surmounts the eagle and divides the upper legend. The date appears within the legend, and the Kremnica mint mark (KB) is divided by the tail feathers in the lower field. The overall design follows the standard Habsburg imperial eagle type of the mid-18th century. |
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| Mintage | 1746 - - 1747 - - 1748 - - 1750 - - |
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Francis I ruled the Habsburg lands jointly with Maria Theresa under an arrangement that was legally awkward from the start — he was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 but wielded real authority largely at his wife's discretion. Hungary specifically required separate coinage recognition because the Kingdom maintained its own constitutional standing within the Habsburg system, distinct from the hereditary Austrian lands. His appearance as co-ruler on Hungarian thalers was a political concession to that status rather than a reflection of genuine joint governance.
The five-year span of this type is narrow enough that die marriages vary considerably across the run.