⅛ Thaler Siege coinage
Features
| Issuer |
City under siege of Braunau
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Siege coins |
| Conflict | War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) |
| Year | 1743 |
| Value | ⅛ Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Silver |
| Shape | Square with angled corners |
| Technique | Klippe |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 535006 |
| References | KM# 7 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned oval Saxon arms between two palm branches.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
17 43
BRAVNAV L:F:H:Z:S:
9.
MAY.
Reverse
Blank (uniface).
Mint
Braunau am Inn, AustriaComments
Minted during the siege by Austrian troops. Made from silver collected from household silverware, as no more silverware was found siege coins had been minted in lead and zinc.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1743 | |||||||||||||||
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