austrian-empire-1780-item
Image: Windrain (CC0)
Denomination1 Thaler
Country / EmpireAustrian Empire
Obverse DesignRight-facing bust of Empress Maria Theresa wearing a widow's veil and diadem. Legend: 'M. THERESIA D. G. R. IMP. HU. BO. REG.' (Maria Theresia, by the Grace of God, Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia).
Reverse DesignCrowned double-headed imperial eagle with a shield on its breast (containing the arms of Austria, Burgundy, Hungary, and Bohemia, with the Habsburg-Lorraine shield in the center). Legend: 'ARCHID. AUST. DUX BURG. CO. TYR. 1780 X' (Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Burgundy, Countess of Tyrol, 1780 X). The 'S.F.' initials are below the eagle's tail feathers.
