Chaponnière & Firmenich SA
Auction 10 21 Oct 2018
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Maria Theresa, 1740-1780. Medallic 10 Ducats 1743 by A. Wideman. 49.5 mm. Coronation of Maria Theresa as queen of Bohemia. Obv. MARIA THERESIA AVGVSTA. Bust right. Rev. FELICITATIS REPARATIO / VNCTIO REGIA PRAG / XII MAII MDCCXLIII. Queen standing, holding scepter, orb and shield, an altar behind. AU. 34.79 g. RR Nice AU scratch
Inherited by the Habsbourg in 1620, the Kingdom of Bohemia is part of the Holy Roman Empire and then of the Austrian Empire in 1806. When a new Emperor of Austria is crowned, he's also crowned King of Bohemia in Prague. This tradition ended with Franz-Joseph I in 1848.
Maria Theresa, 1740-1780. Medallic 10 Ducats 1743 by A. Wideman. 49.5 mm. Coronation of Maria Theresa as queen of Bohemia. Obv. MARIA THERESIA AVGVSTA. Bust right. Rev. FELICITATIS REPARATIO / VNCTIO REGIA PRAG / XII MAII MDCCXLIII. Queen standing, holding scepter, orb and shield, an altar behind. AU. 34.79 g. RR Nice AU scratch
Inherited by the Habsbourg in 1620, the Kingdom of Bohemia is part of the Holy Roman Empire and then of the Austrian Empire in 1806. When a new Emperor of Austria is crowned, he's also crowned King of Bohemia in Prague. This tradition ended with Franz-Joseph I in 1848.