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The coin remains popular in North Africa and the Middle East to this day in its original form: a silver coin with a portrait of the ruler on the front and the Habsburg Double Eagle on the back. [8] In the United Kingdom, the Maria Theresa thaler bearing the date of 1780 is a "protected coin" for of Part II of the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act ...
One of the most famous trade coins of the 18th century is the Austrian Maria Theresa thaler. Although dated 1780, it has been minted continuously in Austria well into the 21st century for sale to collectors. The Maria Theresa thaler was previously exported in large quantities to East Africa and the Middle East.
Thaler-sized coins minted to late-19th century standards would be minted until 1914 in Mexico and in most of Europe, until 1928 in Switzerland, and until 1934 in the United States. Henceforth thaler-sized silver coins would be minted as bullion or numismatic pieces, among them: The Maria Theresa thaler trade coin
The Maria Theresa thaler was a popular silver trade coin in the region around that time. [15] In the wake of this currency reform, Egypt minted a gold coin known as the bedidlik, equal to 100 piastres, and a silver rial coin of 20 piastres corresponding to the Maria Theresa Thaler.
Marie Thérèse Coincoin, [a] born as Coincoin (with no surname), [1] also known as Marie Thérèse dite Coincoin, [2] and Marie Thérèse Métoyer, [3] [4] (August 1742 – 1816) was a planter, slave owner, [1] and businesswoman at the colonial Louisiana outpost of Natchitoches (later known as Natchitoches Parish).
The Conventionsthaler was the standard thaler coin issued by many mints in the Holy Roman Empire to the 20-Gulden standard of the Minting Convention of 1753, according to which 10 coins were minted for each 5 ⁄ 6 of fine mark silver (= 1 Cologne mark ≈ 233 g of silver). [4]
An original Prague mint coin dated 1780 has a market value in excess of €27,000 (only two known). An original 1780 Vienna mint coin is worth around €1500. The pre-1853 coins are easier to identify as they were struck by Screw press from hand engraved dies and so there are clear differences between coins.
A 1768 Ausbeutetaler of Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony from the Dresden Mint. The inscription reads THE BLESSING OF MINING / X A FINE MARCK. The history of Saxon coinage or Meissen-Saxon coinage comprises three major periods: the high medieval regional pfennig period (bracteate period), the late medieval pfennig period and the thaler period, which ended with the introduction of the ...