1768 AD., German States, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg rule, Maria Theresia, Prague mint, 1 Gröschl, KM 791.
German States, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg rule, Maria Theresia (1740-1780) / Franz I, Prague mint, 1768 AD.,
1 Gröschl (ø 23,2 mm / 7,22 g), copper, axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge with surrounding wreath pattern,
Obv.: crowned arms of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia.
Rev.: EIN / GRESCHL / 1768 , value and date in three curved lines with wreath.
KM 791 ; Her. 1676 .
Year / Mintage
1760
1761
1763
1764
1765
1767
1768
In 1759 Maria Theresa introduced a copper coin called Greschl (a diminutive of German Gröschel = small Groschen) weighing 1.67 grams and with a diameter of 17.5 mm. It was an impractical coin given its size and it was therefore minted in a larger dimension of 23.2 from the following year onwards. Today the Greschl of 1759 is a great rarity among collectors as a result of the brief minting. The Greschl of Maria Theresa was struck for the last time in 1768 in the Prague mint and it is also the last coin depicting the symbols of Bohemia Moravia and Silesia instead of the monarch’s portrait.