2 Gulden - Francis Joseph I Silver Wedding Jubilee

€33,587.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1879
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Gulden
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight24.7 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Friedrich Leisek
Reverse: Anton Scharff
In circulation to31 May 1893
Reference(s) X#M5, Her#824
Obverse descriptionPortrait facing right of Franz-Joseph and Elisabeth
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AVSTR.IMP.ET.HVNG.REX.AP. *ELISABETHA.IMP.ET.REG
(Translation: Franz-Jozef, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary, Elisabeth Empress and Queen)
Reverse description
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering*QVINTVM.MATRIMONII.LVSTRVM.CELEBRANT.XXIV.APRILIS.MDCCCLXXIX
(Translation: Fifth period of five years of the marriage ceremony 24th of April 1879)
EdgeScript: Latin
Mint
Mintage1879  - - 275 000
Catalog ID1301595080
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