LARGE MARIA THERESA SILVER THALER_______Dated 1780______SAVIOR OF THE HAPSBURGS

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A BEAUTIFUL LARGE SILVER THALER OF MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA DATED 1780 AD (A CIRCULATED RESTRIKE MOST LIKELY MINTED IN THE 1800's TO EARLY 1900's) .
28 GRAMS OF .833 SILVER
Since the death of Maria Theresa in 1780, the silver thaler has always been dated 1780. It has been continuously minted in various mints around the world: Birmingham, Bombay, Brussels, London, Paris, Rome, and Utrecht, in addition to the Habsburg mints in Günzburg, Hall, Karlsburg, Kremnica, Milan, Prague, and Vienna.
This coin type has often been described as one of the world's most beautiful coins. Certainly large & impressive!
The Maria Theresa Thaler was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world.
Maria Theresa's reign lasted 40 years and is considered the savior of the Hapsburg Dynasty. Her efforts to transform her kingdom to a modern state strengthened the Hapsburg rule.
THE SIZE IS 41.0 MM AND 28.1 GRAMS.
OBVERSE – The portrait of Empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg facing right surrounded by the legend "Maria Theresia, Dei Gratia, Romanorum Imperatrix, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina". M·THERESIA·D·G· R·IMP·HU·BO·REG· S·F· - - Translation: Maria-Theresia, by the Grace of God, Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (S = SCHÖBEL Tobias / F = FABY Josef)
REVERSE – Imperial double-headed eagle with the arms of Austria at the center, surrounded by four quarters representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy and Burgau (Günzburg). Legend around "Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Comes Tyrolis". ARCHID·AVST·DUX· BURG·CO·TYR·1780·X - - Translation: Archduchess of Austria, duchess of Burgundy, comtess of Tyrol
EDGE - IUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA - - Translation: Justice and Mercy
MARIA THERESA
Maria Theresa) was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands, and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress.
She started her 40-year reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI, died in October 1740. He left behind a weakened and impoverished state. Moreover, upon his death, Saxony, Prussia, Bavaria, and France all repudiated the sanction they had recognized during his lifetime. Frederick II of Prussia (who became Maria Theresa's greatest rival for most of her reign) promptly invaded and took the affluent Habsburg province of Silesia in the seven-year conflict known as the War of the Austrian Succession. In defiance of the grave situation, she managed to secure the vital support of the Hungarians for the war effort. Over the course of the war, despite the loss of Silesia and a few minor territories in Italy, Maria Theresa successfully defended her rule over most of the Habsburg empire. Maria Theresa later unsuccessfully tried to reconquer Silesia during the Seven Years' War.
Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, had eleven daughters, including the Queen of France, the Queen of Naples and Sicily, the Duchess of Parma, and five sons, including two Holy Roman Emperors, Joseph II and Leopold II. Of the sixteen children, ten survived to adulthood. Though she was expected to cede power to Francis and Joseph, both of whom were officially her co-rulers in Austria and Bohemia, Maria Theresa was the absolute sovereign who ruled with the counsel of her advisers.
Maria Theresa promulgated institutional, financial and educational reforms. She also promoted commerce and the development of agriculture, and reorganized Austria's ramshackle military, all of which strengthened Austria's international standing.
MARIA THERESA THALER
The Maria Theresa Thaler follows the Conventions thaler standard of 1750, with a gross weight of one-tenth of a Vienna mark of silver, 5/6 fine.
The Maria Theresa Thaler was originally struck in Austria between 1740 and 1780. It was the circulating currency of the Holy Roman Empire and its dominions and it was one of the most important trade coins in Europe and the world. Since the death of Maria Theresa in 1780, the coin has always been dated 1780. It has been continuously minted in various mints around the world: Birmingham, Bombay, Brussels, London, Paris, Rome, and Utrecht, in addition to the Habsburg mints in Günzburg, Hall, Karlsburg, Kremnica, Milan, Prague, and Vienna.
Along with the Spanish 8 Reales coin, it was the basis of the silver dollar which was adopted by the then-fledgling United States under the Mint Act of 1792. The word "dollar" is derived from the German word "Thaler/Taler". Also known as the Levant dollar, it also circulated as trade coinage in the Arab world
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