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10 Kreuzers - Leopold II
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1790-1792 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Reverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle displayed, with wings spread, bearing on its breast an escutcheon with the combined arms of Austria and Lorraine. The denomination X is shown in a rectangular frame below the eagle, flanked by decorative laurel branches on either side. The circular legend, commencing at 12 o'clock, abbreviates the emperor's titles as Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. The date appears within the legend, followed by a cross. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Leopold II's 10 Kreuzer was struck across a reign cut brutally short — he died in March 1792 after less than two years on the throne, almost certainly from overwork and aggressive medical treatment following a fever. His brother Joseph II had spent decades centralizing Habsburg authority and suppressing traditional privileges across the Low Countries and Hungary, triggering near-continuous revolt. Leopold spent his entire reign walking those policies back, negotiating the Reichenbach Convention with Prussia in 1790 to avoid a two-front war while simultaneously pacifying the Belgian and Hungarian estates. The coinage reflects a monarchy in crisis management mode rather than consolidation.