# What is the oldest coin design still in use today?

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**Created:** [April 2, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-coin-design-still-in-use-today/654661 "2013-04-02T20:29:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-coin-design-still-in-use-today/654661/21 "2013-04-06T19:11:32Z")

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> [@Mk\_VII](#):
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> The Maria Theresa thaller? (though hardly in everyday circulation).  
> The British sovereign is still legal tender, and being minted (though you’d be crazy to pay for anything with one)

I think I’d give it to the Maria Theresia thaler, issued with exactly the same design since 1740, and still a primary medium of exchange in some places.

Out of curiosity, how long has Maundy Money been issued with the same reverse? (Granted, the obverse has changed with each new reign…)

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