Liard of Maria Theresa, 1745
Details
What could it buy?
In the second half of the 18th century a labourer earned 32 to 40 liards a day. A pound of ordinary bread took about 5 liards, a litre of beer almost 7.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
Liard from 1745, issued in the Austrian Netherlands under Maria Theresa. So worn that the inscriptions are illegible.
