10 Kreuzers - Francis Joseph I

€4,962.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1868-1872
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Kreuzers (0.10)
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionBillon (.400 silver)
Weight1.6667 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness0.86 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Josef Tautenhayn
Reverse: Franz Gaul
In circulation to31 December 1896
Reference(s) KM#2206, Kahnt/Schön#146
Obverse descriptionLaureate head facing right. Legend around (starts 8h)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC· IOS· I· D· G· AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR
(Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor)
Reverse descriptionCrowned double headed imperial eagle with value on breast. Legend around (starts 1h), date at end of legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHUNGAR·BOHEM·GAL·LOD·ILL·REX A·A· date 10
(Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1868  - - 11 681 680
1869  - - 29 628 270
1870  - - 34 878 309
1871  - - 1 700 080
1872  - - 65 553 577
Catalog ID1693726970
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