Name of Object:

Theresian thaler

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Coin Cabinet

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Date of Object:

1780

Inventory Number:

MK_NZ_000648_01 and MK_NZ_000648_02

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silver

Description:

The Maria Theresian Thaler, a large silver coin originally created by Queen (Empress) Maria Theresia, minted in Austria until 1890. It was used in the Arabic Peninsula as a means of payment. This coin was countersigned at the Arabian mint of Ras Bab el Mandeb in 1890.

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Coin

Citation of this web page:

"Theresian thaler" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;45;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 046