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10 Kreuzers - Franz I
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1817-1824 |
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| Weight | 3.89 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HVN. BOH. LOMB.ET VEN.GAL.LOD.IL.REX.A. A. |
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Franz I had already ruled as Holy Roman Emperor before that institution was dissolved by Napoleon in 1806, forcing him to reconstitute his authority under the Austrian imperial title he had prudently created two years earlier. The 10 Kreuzer was a workhorse denomination through this period, produced across multiple mints — Vienna, Prague, Karlsburg, Günzburg, and others — accounting for the wide Her# range spanning 852 through 868, each numeral representing a distinct mint or die pairing.
The .500 fineness was itself a post-Napoleonic compromise, reduced from earlier silver standards as Austria struggled with war debts and a depleted treasury following the 1811 state bankruptcy.