2 Escalins - Maria Theresia

Features

Issuer	Austrian Netherlands (Belgium)
Empress	Maria Theresa (1740-1780)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1751-1753
Value	2 Escalins (0.7)
Currency	Florin (1744-1798)
Composition	Silver
Weight	9.6 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 28162
References	KM# 16 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Lion of Brabant facing left, holding a sword and a shield with two-part arms of Austria- ancient Burgundy. Mint mark below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAR · TH · D · G · R · JMP · G · HUN · BOH · R ·

Unabridged legend: Maria Theresia Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperatrix Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina

Translation: Maria Theresa by God's grace Empress of the Romans, Queen of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia ...

Engraver: Jacques Roëttiers

Reverse

Crowned shield with composite arms of Hungary, Bohemia, Brabant and Milano, a small shield with arms of Austria at the center, baroque ornamentation around, over a Burgundian cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ARCH · AUS · DUX BURG · BRAB · C · FL ·
1753

Unabridged legend: Archiducisa Austriae Ducisa Burgundiae Brabantiaeque Comitisa Flandriae

Translation: Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Burgundy, Brabant, Countess of Flanders

Engraver: Jacques Roëttiers

Edge

Double row of stitches

Mints

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 119 Lot 201	30 Mar 2024	Undetermined	VF	USD 15.94 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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