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10 Corona - Francis Joseph I
| Issuer | Austrian Mint |
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| Year | 1909-1912 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing effigy of Emperor Francis Joseph I, depicted in old age with a full side-whisker beard, occupying the central field. The portrait, modelled by Stefan Schwartz, is rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail. A continuous Latin legend encircles the bust, separated from the beaded border by a dotted inner ring. The engraver's signature ST. SCHWARTZ appears in small capitals beneath the truncation of the neck. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANC.JOS.I.D.G.IMP.AVSTR.REX BOH.GAL.ILL.ETC.ET AP.REX HVNG. ST.SCHWARTZ |
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Austria's 10 Corona gold series was produced in the final stable years before the First World War dismantled the Habsburg monetary system entirely. The 1909–1912 window corresponds to a period when the Austro-Hungarian crown was firmly backed by gold reserves, a discipline the successor states would find impossible to maintain after 1918.
Restrikes of this type were produced by the Austrian Mint well into the 20th century for bullion purposes — original-date examples from circulation are considerably scarcer than the restrike population suggests.