1 Kreuzer - Maria Theresia
Austrian Empire • 1 Kreuzer • Copper • 1760–1765
- Denomination
- 1 Kreuzer
- Issuer
- Austrian Empire
- Struck
- 1760–1765
- Composition
- Copper
- Currency
- Gulden
- Weight
- 10.04 g
- Diameter
- 25 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM 1993 · ÉH 1272 · H 1758 · H 1759
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Where it came from
The 1 Kreuzer coin minted in 1760 was produced during the middle years of Maria Theresia’s long and influential reign over the Habsburg Monarchy. Struck during the height of the Seven Years' War, these low-denomination copper coins served as the essential small change for daily commerce across her diverse territories, reflecting the administrative efforts to standardize currency within the Austrian Empire.
The design follows the characteristic aesthetic of the era, featuring the imperial eagle or the imperial monogram on the obverse and the denomination and date on the reverse. These pieces were mass-produced at various mints to facilitate local trade, intended for utility rather than ornamentation. They were received as foundational instruments of the imperial economy, valued for their reliable metal content and role in stabilizing the fractured regional monetary systems of the mid-18th century.
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