20 Kreuzers - Maria Theresia Siege of Prague
Features
| 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 | 5.05 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 552625 |
| References | Eypeltauer# 105b Tassilo Eypeltauer; 1973. Corpus nummorum regni Mariae Theresiae: die Münzprägungender Kaiserin Maria Theresia und ihrer Mitregenten Kaiser Franz I und Joseph II 1740-1780. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. , Diet# 1067 Hans A. Dietiker, Herbert Rittmann; 1979. Böhmen: Katalog d. Habsburger Münzen 1526-1887 = Bohemia. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Ludwig Herinek; 1970. Österreichische Münzprägungen / von 1740-1969 = Austrian Coinage. Münzhandlg Herinek, Vienna, Austria. |
Obverse
Bust facing right within a wreath of laurel and palm, legend around (starts 7h).
Script: Latin
Lettering: M THERESIA D G R IMP GE 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...
Reverse
Crowned double headed imperial eagle with crowned arms of Bohemia on chest, value below in a pedestal that divide the legend, branches of laurel and palm at sides.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ARCHID AUST DUX BURG SI M MO 1757X
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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.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Prague, Czech RepublicComments
Minted during the short siege of Prague by Frederick the Great of Prussia in May-June 1757 during the Seven Year war.
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 | |||||||||
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