Austria/Austrian Netherlands Historical Medal 1742/1743 Satirical medal on the breaching of the pragmatic sanction XF

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The pragmatic sanction of 1713 entailed that from that point onwards, the Habsburgian throne would be inheritable by both sons and daughters; put forth by Emperor Charles VI after only having female heirs. After his death in 1740, Maria Theresa was thus set to become ruler of the Habsburgian lands. However, several German and other central European powers (depicted on the reverse) saw their opportunity and prevented her from assuming the throne, starting the Austrian war of Succesion. This medal has been produced somewhere in the Austrian Netherlands by an unknown artist. With antique nineteenth century coin ticket.

Obverse: Maria Theresa with child - DE PRAGMATIQUE SANCTIE BELOOFT EN NOU VAM MYN ERVELANDE BEROOFT 1742

Reverse: Cardinal Fleury standing with the monarchs of Bavaria, Saxony and Poland around a map, dividing up the Habsburg lands between them - EDE EN VERBONDE GEBROOKEN: ENT VUUR ALOMME AANGESTOOKEN

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