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Escalin de Marie-Thérèse au lion du Brabant (1749-1750)

The coin's story

Obverse: lion of Brabant to left, brandishing a sword and holding a shield party per pale Austria-Burgundy. Mint mark at 6 o'clock.
Mint mark Antwerp (a hand).


Reverse: crowned shield, coat of arms composed of Hungary, Bohemia, Brabant and Milan, in the centre a small shield party of Austria, party of Old Burgundy, in a baroque cartouche, placed on a Burgundian cross.

    Obverse

    MAR TH D G R JMP G HUN BOH R

    Lion of Brabant to left, brandishing a sword and holding a shield party per pale Austria-Burgundy. Mint mark at 6 o'clock. Mint mark Antwerp (a hand).

    JREngraved by Jacques Roëttiers

    Reverse

    ARCH AUS DUX BURG BRAB C FL1750

    Crowned shield, coat of arms composed of Hungary, Bohemia, Brabant and Milan, in the centre a small shield party of Austria, party of Old Burgundy, in a baroque cartouche, placed on a Burgundian cross.

    JREngraved by Jacques Roëttiers

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 escalin
    • Year1750
    • MintAtelier d'Anvers (Pays-Bas autrichiens)
    • MaterialSilver 0.535
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter24 mm
    • Thickness1.3 mm
    • Weight5 g
    • EdgeDouble row of dots
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 escalin 24 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.3 mm.

    Composition

    Silver53.5 % Copper46.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    By the same engraver: Jacques Roëttiers 2 coins

    Netherlands in the collection All 44 coins →

    17501973

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