| Issuer |
City of Prague
(Kingdom of Bohemia) |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Maria Theresa (1740-1780)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Siege coins |
| Conflict | Seven Years' War (1756-1763) |
| Year | 1757 |
| Composition | Tin |
| Weight | 2.45 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 552624 |
Portrait facing right, legend around (starts 8h).
Script: Latin
Lettering: M THERESIA D G R I GER HU BO REG
Unabridged legend: Maria Theresia Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperatrix Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Regina
Translation: Maria Theresa, by the grace of God, Empress of the Romans, Queen of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia...
Crowned double headed imperial eagle with crowned arms of Bohemia on chest, value below in tail feathers that divide the legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ARCH AUST DUX BU SI M MO 1754X
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Unabridged legend: Archiducisa Austriae Ducisa Burgundiae Silesiae Marchionisa Moraviae
Translation: ... Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Burgundy and Silesia, Marquise of Moravia.
Plain
Minted during the short siege of Prague by Frederick the Great of Prussia in May-June 1757 during the Seven Year war.
Our main picture shows 1754 date, presumably as old dies were used to mint these siege coins.
KM lists these siege coins in a section at the end of the Bohemia listing. Schön lists the coins in a separate Prague section.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1757 | 1754 on coin, see comment | ||||||||||||||
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