Catalog
1 Heller - Franz II
| Issuer | Habsburg Monarchy |
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| Year | 1792-1803 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned Arms of Austria-Tyrol, displayed as a quartered shield bearing the Habsburg dynastic arms, surmounted by an imperial crown. The shield is flanked on both sides by decorative scrollwork and a beaded chain border, with ornate foliate mantling extending to either side. The overall composition is unlettered, relying entirely on the heraldic device as the primary design element. The engraving is rendered in a plain, functional style characteristic of small-denomination copper coinage of the period. |
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| Mint | Hall (Tirol) |
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Franz II took the Habsburg throne in 1792 as the last Holy Roman Emperor, a title he would be forced to abdicate in 1806 under pressure from Napoleon. These small copper heller were struck across that turbulent decade at multiple Austrian mints, funding an empire simultaneously fighting the French Revolutionary Wars and managing the administrative collapse of a centuries-old imperial structure. The type was discontinued well before that abdication, its replacement driven by monetary reforms rather than any single political event.