AUSTRIA/ITALY-Trieste Medal 1980 Maria Theresa / Harbour City of Trieste. Mintage: 100 pcs. SP62

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Certification details

PCGS Certification number: 59366580

Grade: SP62

Nominal value: Medal

Year: 1980

Diameter: 43

Name: 1980 Medal 200th Ann. Maria Theresa Death Ag

Country: Italy-Trieste

Material: Silver

Weight (g): 27.9

Major Variety: 200th Ann. Maria Theresa Death Ag

Catalog Number: PCGS 935638

PCGS Catalog Number: 935638

1980, Austria/Italy. Empress Maria Theresa / Trieste (City). Silver Medal. PCGS SP-62!

Mint Year: 1980
Mintage: 100 pcs.
Mint Place: Milan (Italy)
Medallists: L. Terruggi & G. Bernardi.
Reference: Davenport 1114, Herinek 419, KM-1849.
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as SP-62!
Denomination: Medal - 200th anniversary of the death of Maria Theresa / Harbour City of Trieste.
Material: Silver (.800)
Weight: 27.9gm
Diameter: 43mm


Obverse: Diademed and veiled bust of Empress Maria Theresa right with an ermine scarf bound by a brooch at her chest. Medallist´s signature (Teruggi) below.
Legend: MARIA THERESA AVGVSTA 1717-1780

Reverse: Standing figure of the Empress with risen right hand towards bird-eye-view of the the harbour city of Trieste. Her motto above.
Legend: IVSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA
Exergue: G. Bernardi / TRIESTE 1980 / S. JOHNSON




For centuries, Trieste struggled under the shadow of Venice. In 1382, the city voluntarily placed itself under the protection of the Habsburg Dukes of Austria to secure its trade and safety.

In 1719, Emperor Charles VI (Maria Theresa’s father) declared Trieste and Rijeka free ports to grant his landlocked empire direct access to the Adriatic Sea.

Empress Maria Theresa (reigned 1740–1780) built upon her father's vision, turning the settlement into a major international trade and commercial hub.

Maria Theresa ordered the urban redesign of the city on reclaimed salt marshes, creating the neoclassical Borgo Teresiano district, complete with a grid layout, grand palaces, and the central Canal Grande.

Her policies attracted merchants, shipowners, and diverse communities (Greek, Serb, Jewish, German, and Armenian), transforming Trieste into a thriving cultural crossroads.

The economic boom was cemented by the widespread circulation of the Maria Theresa Thaler, a silver coin minted from 1741 onward that served as an imperial trade currency.

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