1/2 Kreutzer - Joseph II

€30,950.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1772-1779
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Kreuzer (1⁄120)
CurrencyGulden (1754-1857)
CompositionCopper
Weight5.5 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2052
Obverse descriptionDressed portrait facing right, legend around starting at 7 o`clock divided on top by the head.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOS · II · D · G · R · I · S · A · GER · IER · REX ·
(Translation: `Josephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Jerusalem Rex ` Joseph II, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany and Jerusalem.)
Reverse descriptionCurved inscription (value in vertical arrangement, date, and mintmark) in cartouche
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1/2 KREUTZER 1772 W.
EdgePlain
MintW
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
Mintage1772 W - -
1779  - -
Catalog ID6172483780
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