1 Kreuzer - 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	1.35 g
Diameter	16.8 mm
Shape	Round
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 86260
References	Diet# 1049 Hans A. Dietiker, Herbert Rittmann; 1979. Böhmen: Katalog d. Habsburger Münzen 1526-1887 = Bohemia. Battenberg Verlag, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. , Herinek 1740-1969# 1483 Ludwig Herinek; 1970. Österreichische Münzprägungen / von 1740-1969 = Austrian Coinage. Münzhandlg Herinek, Vienna, Austria. , KM# 274a Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön DM# 1 Gerhard Schön. Deutscher Münzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert 1700-1806. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Portrait facing right, legend around (starts 8h).

Script: Latin

Lettering: M THERES D G R I GE HU BO R

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 arms of Bohemia on chest, value below in tail feathers that divide the legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ARCH AU DUX BU SI M MO 1757
1

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 Republic

Comments

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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1757

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