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1/4 Florin - Francis Joseph I
| Issuer | Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint) |
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| Year | 1867-1871 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse lettering | HVNGAR BOHEM GAL 1/4 FL LOD ILL REX A A date (Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Archduke of Austria.) |
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| Mint | A Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date) |
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The quarter florin was already an anachronism when these were struck. Austria's defeat at Königgrätz in 1866 forced the Ausgleich of 1867, restructuring the empire into the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy — and the florin coinage limped on only briefly before decimal reform replaced it with the krone system in 1892. These pieces circulated during a period of acute fiscal strain, with Austria still servicing the indemnity imposed by Prussia after the Seven Weeks' War.
The .520 fineness is notably low for a silver subsidiary coin, a deliberate policy choice reflecting the treasury's reluctance to commit higher-grade silver to denominations likely to be hoarded or melted.