The Maria Theresa Thaler (MTT) is a silver bullion coin & a type of Conventionsthaler that has been used in world trade continuously since it was first minted in 1741

WEIGHT = 28 Grams or ONE OUNCE (Avoir Dupois)

It is named after Maria Theresa who ruled Austria, Hungary, Croatia & Bohemia from 1740 to 1780 & is depicted on the coin

In 1741, the first MTT was struck according to the Reichsthaler standard with 1/9 of a Cologne mark of fine silver, or 25.98 grams

In 1750 a new thaler was struck with a gross weight of 1/10 of 1 Vienna mark of silver, 5/6 fine (with a fine silver content of 23.39 grams, or 1/10 of a Cologne mark)

In 1751 this new standard Conventionsthaler was effectively adopted across the German-speaking world when it was accepted formally in the Bavarian monetary convention. This new, post-1751 thaler has continued as a trade coin ever since

Since the death of Maria Theresa in 1780, the coin has always been dated 1780

On 19 Sept 1857, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria declared the Maria Theresa thaler to be an official trade coinage

A little over a year later, on 31 Oct 1858, it lost its status as a currency in Austria

The MTT could also be found throughout the Arab world, especially in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, & Muscat & Oman, in Africa, especially in Ethiopia, & India

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in WW2, enough people preferred it to the money issued by the occupying forces that the American Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S. the forerunner of the CIA) created counterfeit MTTs for use by resistance forces

Do please READ MORE of the HISTORY of this most fascinating coin HERE ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Theresa_thaler

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