1/4 Florin - Francis Joseph I

€33,518.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1872-1875
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Florin
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionSilver (.520)
Weight5.345 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Friedrich Leisek
In circulation to31 May 1893
Reference(s) KM#2217
Obverse descriptionLaureate portrait facing right of Franz Joseph of Habsburg Lorraine. Legend around (starts 7h).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC IOS I D G AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR A
(Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor)
Reverse descriptionCrowned double headed imperial eagle with arms of the House of Habsburg Lorraine and Austria. Legend around (starts 1h) for `Hungariae, Bohemiae, Galiciae, Lodomeriae, Illyriae, Rex, Archidux Austriae`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHVNGAR BOHEM GAL 1/4 FL LOD ILL REX A A date
(Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1872  - - 104 364
1873  - - 48 016
1874  - -
1875  - - 20 008
Catalog ID3347789220
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