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1/2 Kreuzer - Franz I
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1760-1764 |
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| Value | 1/2 Kreuzer (1⁄120) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Holy Roman Emperor Franz I (Franz Stefan of Lorraine) facing right, occupying the central field. The legend, rendered in Latin, commences at approximately 8 o'clock and is divided by the top of the effigy. Ducal titles are omitted from the inscription, which reads FRANC · D · G · R · I · S · A · GE · I · REX, abbreviated from Franciscus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Ierosolomae Rex. The portrait is rendered in the Baroque engraving tradition characteristic of mid-18th century Habsburg coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '1/2 K' is displayed in a horizontal arrangement at the centre of the field, enclosed within an ornamental frame of Baroque style. On undated issues (circa 1760), no date appears; on the 1764 issue, the date is incorporated below the value, flanking or beneath the central denomination. No mintmark is present on any variety of this issue. The overall design is simple and utilitarian, consistent with small-denomination copper coinage of the Habsburg monetary reform period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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