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Liard of Maria Theresa, 1745

Details

Period
Austrian Netherlands (1713–1794)
Material
Copper
Condition
Illegible
Denomination
Liard
Currency
Florin (Austrian Netherlands), 1744-1798
Worth
1/80 Florin (Austrian Netherlands)
Year
1745
Issuer
Austrian Netherlands
Ruler
Maria Theresa
Reference
Numista
Diameter
22 mm
Weight
1.85 g
Location
Blauberg (Herselt)

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.

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