What is this jewellery? Silver coins on chain with king and queen's heads?

StormWarrior · 2011-01-09 19:45:09

I inherited this piece of jewellery, I don't know what it is. It's a silver-coloured link chain with 5 silver-coloured coins attatched. (though I dn't know what type of metal it actually is). On one side the coins have some kind of crest, and around the edge it says "ARCHID - AVST - DUX - BURG - CO - TYR - 1780 - X" On the…

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I inherited this piece of jewellery, I don't know what it is. It's a silver-coloured link chain with 5 silver-coloured coins attatched. (though I dn't know what type of metal it actually is). On one side the coins have some kind of crest, and around the edge it says "ARCHID - AVST - DUX - BURG - CO - TYR - 1780 - X"

On the other side, two of the coins have a picture of a woman's head and shoulders and around the edge the following writing "RIMP - HV - BO - REG M- THERESIA - D-G -

The other 3 coins have a man's head on the other side and around the edge they say "FRANCISVS - IOS - I-D-G- IMP - AVST - REX - BOH ETC - ET - REX - APOST - HVVG

Does anyone know what it is?

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It sounds like its made up of Austrian coins but I could be wrong,a photo would help

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