Austria 1820-C thaler Dav-7

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This thaler was issued 1817-24 from six mints and is common. This is a product of the Prague mint. Prague, the capital of Bohemia, was part of the Austrian empire until 1918.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-7; KM 2162.

Sources:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.

Link to:

• 1819-M 20 kreuzer
• 1819-A thaler
• 1819-C thaler
• 1820-M thaler, Milan mint
• 1821-A thaler, Vienna mint
• 1821-V thaler, Venice mint
• 1822-C thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1820