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10 Heller
| Issuer | Austria-Hungary |
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| Year | 1892-1911 |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANC•IOS•I•D•G•IMP•AVSTR•REX•BOH•GAL•ILL•ETC•ET•AP•REX•HVNG• |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 10 Heller was introduced as part of Austria-Hungary's currency reform of 1892, which replaced the Gulden system with the Krone at a fixed ratio of two Krone per Gulden. That reform was itself driven by the empire's need to stabilize exchange rates and align with the gold standard adopted by neighboring powers — a goal the dual monarchy only partially achieved before the outbreak of war derailed the entire monetary apparatus.
Nickel coinage of this period from the Vienna mint occasionally shows uneven planchet preparation, a known characteristic of the type rather than a strike anomaly specific to individual dies.