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10 Kreuzers - Francis Joseph I Trial Strike
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | FERENCZ JÓZSEF I K·A·CS·ES·M H·S·D·O·AP·KIR· K.B. (Translation: Francis Joseph, by the grace of God, Emperor of Austria and Apostolic Majesty of Hungary, Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia Kremnica) |
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| Mint | KB Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date) |
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Trial strikes in aluminium were produced by the Vienna mint in the late nineteenth century to test new compositions as silver prices fluctuated across the Austro-Hungarian monetary union. Hungary's political demands following the 1867 Ausgleich meant Budapest maintained a distinct coinage identity, and even experimental pieces required nominal Hungarian authorization. This particular aluminium trial was never approved for circulation — the 10 Kreuzer denomination was abolished entirely in 1892 when Austria-Hungary decimalized its currency and introduced the Krone system, rendering the piece obsolete before it could ever be reconsidered.