2 Florins - Francis Joseph I 400th Anniversary of the Austrian Thaler

€359,175.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1884
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Florins
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight24.69 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Anton Karl Rudolf Scharff
In circulation to31 May 1893
Reference(s) J#371 II, Thun#466, Her#829
Obverse descriptionBust to the right surrounded by 15 coat of arms
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC IOS I D G IMP ET REX MDCCCLXXXIV A Scharff
(Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor)
Reverse descriptionGuldiner County of Tyrol Sigismund the Rich 1484 showing crowned bust with armour and sceptre in an inner circle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIGISMVNDVS ARCHIDVX AVSTRIE
(Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1884  - MDCCCLXXXIV -
Catalog ID1177458140
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