Name of Object:

Thaler of Emperor Franz I

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Coin Cabinet

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Date of Object:

1823

Inventory Number:

MK_NZ_000153_01 and MK_NZ_000153_02

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silver

Description:

This thaler was a large silver coin minted during the reign of Emperor Franz I (1804-1835). It was countersigned in the Arabic Peninsula at the mint of Hijaz around 1920.

Type of Object

Coin

Citation of this web page:

"Thaler of Emperor Franz I" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;46;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 047