2 Souverains - Francis II

€1.00
IssuerAustrian Netherlands
Year1792-1798
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Souverains (17.85)
CurrencyFlorin (1744-1798)
CompositionGold (.919)
Weight11.06 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#64, Delmonte G#222, Fr#143, Fr#468, Fr#469, Fr#471, Her#197 - 207
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust right, mint mark (if present) below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC · II · D · G · R · IMP · S · A · GE · HIE · HV · BO · REX·
(Translation: Francis II, By the Grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor, always August, of Germany, Jerusalem, Hungary, and Bohemia, King.)
Reverse descriptionCrowned oval shield with Austria-Lorraine-Burgundy arms surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, atop Burgundian cross. Date divides legend, divided by mint mark.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCH · AVST · DVX · BVRG · LOTH · BRAB · COM · FLAN ·
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Brabant, Count of Flanders.)
Edge
MintGünzburg, Germany
Hall, modern-day Hall in Tyrol,Austria
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017)
Mintage1792 A - Vienna -
1793  - angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint - 1 763
1793 A - Vienna -
1793 H - Gunzburg - 60 000
1793 V - Restrike, 1823 in Günzburg -
1794 A - Vienna -
1795 A - Vienna -
1795 B - Kremnitz -
1796 A - Vienna -
1796 B - Kremnitz -
1796 F - Hall -
1797 A - Vienna -
1798 A - Vienna -
Catalog ID4844461240
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