Thler struck at the Kremnica mint in 1763 during the reign of Maria Theresa, one of the most prominent rulers of 18th-century Europe. The type depicting the Madonna, patroness of Hungary, is among the most iconic and widely collected issues of the Hungarian mints under the Habsburgs.
Plenty of mint bloom.
Hungary, Maria Theresa (1740-1780), Thaler 1763, Kremnitz mint
Obverse: bust of Maria Theresa, facing right
M THER D G R IMP GE HU BO R A A D B C T
Reverse: standing figure of the Madonna, wearing a crown and an ornate dress, holding the Child, both figures in haloes, rays around, below a crowned, two-field coat of arms of Hungary, on the sides of which the letters KB
S MARIA MATER DEI PATRONA HUNG 1763 X
Diameter 41 mm, weight 27.92 g
