2 Liards - Maria Theresa

1757 year


Copper	6.91 g	26.97 mm

Description

Issuer	Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Duchess	Maria Theresa (1740-1780)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1757
Value	2 Liards (1⁄40)
Currency	Sol (?-1795)
Composition	Copper
Weight	6.91 g
Diameter	26.97 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-06

References

Numista	N#36091
Rarity index	65%

Reverse

Legend and mint year in five lines surrounded by a laurel wreath and an outdoor girdle.
Angel's head at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AD ꟾ USUM ꟾ DUCATUS ꟾ LUXEM. ꟾ 1757

Translation: In use for the Duchy of Luxembourg

Edge

Plain

Comment

Type of the first issue of Marie-Thérèse, struck at the Brussels mint.

The law knows 6 variants of the legend and the punctuation:

a. M T D G R JMP G H B REG A A D LUX
b. M•T•D•G•R•JMP•G•H•B•REG•A•A•D•LUX• (L245-1)
c. M•T•D•G•R•JM•P•G•H•B•REG•A•A•D•LUX• (L245-2)
d. M•T•D•G•R•JMP•G•H•B•REG•A•A•D• UX• (L245-3)
e. M•T•D•G•R•JMP•G•H•B•R•EG•A•A•D•LUX• (L245-4)
f. M•T•D•G•R•J•MP•G•H•B•R•EG•A•A•D•LUX• (L245-5)

Variant a. is not listed by Probst and variant f. not listed by Weiller.

Empress Maria Theresa inaugurates the series of coinage in Brussels and Günzburg for the Duchy, policy pursued by Joseph II and Leopold II.

Interesting fact

The 2 Liards - Maria Theresa 1757 coin from the Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) is interesting because it was minted during the reign of Maria Theresa, who was the first female head of state of the House of Habsburg, ruling over a vast territory that included present-day Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1757		-	-	-	-	-	-

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