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1 Kreuzer - Franz I
| Issuer | Imperial Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 1816 |
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| Value | 1 Kreuzer (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Imperial Austrian coat of arms: a shield bearing the double-headed eagle of the House of Habsburg, enclosed within a rectangular cartouche surmounted by the elaborate Imperial crown with its characteristic arched form and cross finial. The crowned shield is rendered in fine relief against a plain field. The circular legend reads K·K·OESTERREICHISCHE SCHEIDEMÜNZE· (Imperial-Royal Austrian token coinage), distributed around the full periphery in Latin capitals. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination EIN KREUZER is inscribed in two lines of bold, serifed Latin capitals occupying the upper and central field, preceded by a six-pointed rosette ornament at the top. Below the denomination, the date 1816 is displayed in large numerals, flanked on either side by a graceful sprig of laurel forming a partial wreath that curves inward toward the base. The mint mark A, denoting the Vienna Mint, appears in the lower exergual area between the two laurel sprigs, with a small dot terminating the date numeral to the right. |
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