Maria Theresa Thaler

マリア・テレジア・ターラー／ Maria Theresa thaler　—　Names of money

A silver coin bearing the portrait of the Empress. It is the queen of trade coins, circulating in the Middle East and Africa until the 20th century.

An Austrian silver coin bearing the portrait of Empress Maria Theresa. Favored in the Levantine trade, it is the queen of trade coins, circulating in the Middle East and Africa until the 20th century. It continued to be restruck by various mints, always bearing the date 1780.

⚠ It lived on outside its country of issue, with the same date, even after the death of its issuer. A rare example of trust dwelling within a design.