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1 Krone - Francis Joseph I

Uitgever Münze Österreich (Austrian Mint)
Jaar 1866
Type Standard circulation coin
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Beschrijving voorzijde Laureate and bewhiskered right-facing bust of Emperor Francis Joseph I occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and a laurel wreath tied at the nape with a ribbon bow. The emperor's characteristic sideburns and clean-shaven chin are depicted with precision, reflecting the portrait style associated with the Vienna Mint's mid-19th-century coinage. The circular legend FRANZ JOSEPH I.V.G.G.KAISER V.OESTERREICH is distributed around the periphery in Roman capitals, separated by the mint mark A at the base. The entire design is enclosed within an inner beaded border and an outer raised rim, both characteristic of the Vereinsmünze gold coinage standard. The portrait was engraved by Josef Tautenhayn.
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Aanvullende informatie

The 1866 krone sits at one of the most consequential fault lines in Habsburg history. That summer, Prussian forces decisively defeated Austria at Königgrätz — a catastrophe that ended Austrian influence over the German states permanently and forced Vienna to negotiate the Ausgleich of 1867, restructuring the empire into the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The fiscal strain of that war was considerable, and gold coinage of this period circulated under serious pressure as the state struggled with war indemnities.

KM#2253 had a short production window. By 1870, Austria had moved toward the new decimal system that would eventually produce the familiar corona coinage of the 1890s.

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