1/2 Ducaton - Maria Theresia

€28,197.00
IssuerAustrian Netherlands
Year1749-1754
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Ducaton (7⁄4)
CurrencyFlorin (1744-1798)
CompositionSilver
Weight16.5 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)Jacques Roëttiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#7
Obverse descriptionPortrait with diadem facing right, earing, letter R on the edge of the arm for Roëttiers. Legend around for MA (ia)•T (eresia) (ei): (ratia)• (omanorum)•JM (eratrix)• (ermaniae)•HU (gariae)•BO (emiae)• (egina)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMAR·TH·D:G·R JMP.G·HUN·BOH·R·
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield with composite arms of Hungary, Bohemia, Brabant and Milano, a small shield with arms of Austria and Burgundy at the center, baroque ornamentation around, over a Burgundian cross. Legend for `Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Brabantiae Comes Flandriae`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCH·AUS·DUX·BURG·BRAB·C·FL· 1753
EdgeEmbossed text.
Mint
Mintage1749  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint - 449 982
1750  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint -
1750  - lion mintmark: Bruges Mint -
1751  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint -
1751  - lion mintmark: Bruges Mint - 34 450
1752  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint -
1752  - lion mintmark: Bruges Mint -
1753  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint - 78 271
1753  - lion mintmark: Bruges Mint -
1754  - hand mintmark: Antwerp Mint - 278 331
1754  - lion mintmark: Bruges Mint -
Catalog ID4562506660
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