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The Maria Theresa thaler (MTT) is a silver bullion coin and a type of Conventionsthaler that has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted in 1741. It is named after Maria Theresa who ruled Austria , Hungary , Croatia and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780 and is depicted on the coin.
The Conventionstaler or Konventionstaler ("Convention thaler "), [a] was a standard silver coin in the Austrian Empire and the southern German states of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-18th to early 19th-centuries. Its most famous example is the Maria Theresa thaler which is still minted today.
Marie Thérèse Coincoin, [a] born as Coincoin (with no surname), [1] also known as Marie Thérèse dite Coincoin, [2] and Marie Thérèse Métoyer, [3] [4] (August 1742 – 1816) was a planter, slave owner, [1] and businesswoman at the colonial Louisiana outpost of Natchitoches (later known as Natchitoches Parish).
The Maria Theresa thaler, the most famous example of the Conventionsthaler minted from 1751, enjoyed a special role as trade currency and continued to be minted long after the death of Maria Theresa in 1780, with coins minted after her death always showing the year 1780.
Maria Theresa fell ill on 24 November 1780. Her physician, Dr. Störk, thought her condition serious, although her son Joseph was confident that she would recover in no time. By 26 November, she asked for the last rites, and on 28 November, the doctor told her that the time had come. On 29 November, she died surrounded by her remaining children.
The reigns of Maria Theresa (1740–1780) and her son Joseph II (1780–1790), Holy Roman Emperor and coregent from 1765, were characterized by enlightened rule. Influenced by the ideas of eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosophers, Maria-Theresa and Joseph worked toward rational and efficient administration of the Bohemian Kingdom. In this ...
Maria Theresia – Archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740–80), her thalers are perhaps the most famous silver coin in the world and were important in trade with the Levant. – Cantos LXXXVI, LXXXIX
Articles relating to Maria Theresa (1717 – 1780), ruler of the Archduchy of Austria (reigned 1740–1780). Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.