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AUSTRIA: THE EMPEROR FRANCIS I & EMPRESS MARIA THERESIA, cast gilt-bronze medal, 1759, celebrating the Imperial Family, by A. Wideman and G. Ehle, busts vis-?-vis, reverse: bust of the future Joseph II, surrounded by busts of his 12 siblings, 58mm (Montenuovo 1872), strictly fine but with a golden surface, the edge has been machine smoothed in more recent times. For further reading: Anna L÷rnitzo, 'King and Mother - Politics and gender in the medals of Maria Theresa,' The Medal, No. 84, Spring 2024, illustrated p.31, no. 12.
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